A crown of sonnets from Romeo Esparrago I. Launch We were the first to rise. None came to find us. July of nineteen forty-six: the sand, a captured rocket with the war behind us, a can of fruit, a seal, a giant's hand. The fire bore us up beyond the blue to where the sky gives out, and then was done; the … Continue reading Poem : Untouched by Radiation
Plantolia After Retirement by Overbort Aerobee-em-bee. On Planet Plantolia, beneath a violet sun, Old Autumn-Sage declared his working days done. He polished his roots, stretched each leaf with great art, Then opened his screen with a sigh and a start. “Another AI landscape for Planet Magazine— With moons made of marmalade, forests neon-green! A tentacled … Continue reading Plantolia
In twenty-three twenty-six, beneath a neon sky,My bionic father drove where silver hovercars fly.From Neo Reno’s towers to Neo Sunnyvale’s glow,His autonomous cruiser hummed along below. But halfway through the desert, with a sudden fearful frown,He said, “Son, I need a stop—I must put this vehicle down!”He found a gleaming rest stop, all chrome and … Continue reading “The Towel War of 2326” by RomeDome
