if i should leave

to live on mars

i’d see the earth

among the stars

and wonder why

we foolish men

have passed up

paradise–again

–photo not by me lol (pinterest)

in the shadow

of olympus mons

there spins

an old romance

the wind and sand

become as one

when arm-in-arm

they dance

under the pale

light of earth

their silent vows

are sworn

and every time

they bump and grind

another devil’s

borne

(orig. posted 3/17)