I am sore today, on me easiest day of the week. heh.
Time to sleep.
Duet On Mars
John Updike
Said Spirit to Opportunity,
Im feeling rather frail,
With too much in my memory,
Plus barrels of e-mail.
Responded Opportunity,
My bounce was not so bad,
But now they send me out to see
These dreary rocks, bedad!
Its cold up here, and rather red,
Sighed Spirit. I feel faint.
Good Opportunity then said,
Crawl on, without complaint!
This planet needs our shovels bite
And treadmarks in the dust
To tell if life and hematite
Pervade its arid crust.
Theres life, by all the stars above,
On Marsits you and I!
Blithe Spirit cried. Lets rove, my love,
And meet before we die!
Time to sleep.
Duet On Mars
John Updike
Said Spirit to Opportunity,
Im feeling rather frail,
With too much in my memory,
Plus barrels of e-mail.
Responded Opportunity,
My bounce was not so bad,
But now they send me out to see
These dreary rocks, bedad!
Its cold up here, and rather red,
Sighed Spirit. I feel faint.
Good Opportunity then said,
Crawl on, without complaint!
This planet needs our shovels bite
And treadmarks in the dust
To tell if life and hematite
Pervade its arid crust.
Theres life, by all the stars above,
On Marsits you and I!
Blithe Spirit cried. Lets rove, my love,
And meet before we die!
I got your email, but it requires more thought than I have right now to respond. Later tonight...