A Visit, ballade metre with internal rhyme Options

[jgdittier]

A point of light, the jets fire bright,     change fire to flare
we sail the universe.
Those lights we see- our galaxy!        change those lights to the glow
In zillion stars, immersed.

On our return, our "world" will learn
of lesser life in space.
Our visit took a second look.
They are a different race.

The life we met had no flight yet,*
They chose to stare in awe.
When our ship docked, they all flocked, change they all to a huge crowd
entranced by all they saw.
*intergalactic

Their age was stone and that alone
was used when time to build.
We taught them math, the stellar path;
for we are wise and skilled.

They bowed to us and made such fuss    keeping the u sound
as though we were divine.
I'll not deny, was with a sigh,
but their thought, never mine.

We do not know how much they'll "grow".
We saw them near to birth.
I'll no more roam, I'm headed home.
"Goodbye" to planet Earth.

[Guest_Jox_*]

Hi Ron,

Great stuff - Brill final twist.

Thank you for the read :)

>R>If space travellers are on their way here right now, how would we receive them?

We'd nuke them, of course. Can't take chances!

I'm glad you're more optimistic than Nina about humans - because I'm pretty-much with her on this - so I'm glad someone is more positive.

I think this planet would be far better off without people. The thing is, sure many creatures are nastier and nature is vicious but man is very damagins and very numerous. No other creatures (maybe bacteria excluded) change the planet as we do.

Great poem and debate, thanks Ron.

J.