ominous signs
across the darkening sky
mages tried to clarify
but utterly failed
to demystify
the celestial
warning
before
they
died
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The Darkening Sky
Category: space
Corridors in Time
interconnecting anyplace
dimensional corridors
embrace
dual realities
compete
in cyberspace
over the fate
of the
human race
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Apocalypse Road
Everything was reduced to a survival mode
when mankind walked down Apocalypse Road
the journey was slow but sure
after each world war
until there were no more
and civilization broke down
in every city and town
leaving few humans around
and those that did survive
fought every day to stay alive
until the Apocalypse finally did arrive
no surprise
but
there’s still stars in the sky
and planets and meteorites
that still exist in forever nights
solar systems and galaxies
planets with water and trees
and life evolving mysteries
The Hitchhiker and the UFO
some people are meant to travel by whatever means
cars, trucks, buses, biking,
trains, planes, or hitchhiking
which was one man’s favorite mode
to take off a load
traveling free
across the country
was the only way to go
until one day when
the hitchhiker met a UFO
which offered him a ride
to wherever he wanted to go
so he took a quick tour of the galaxy
to see what wonders he could see
like the red dunes of Mars
and the shooting stars
with their ancient history
but the time soon came
to go back home again
with new traveling tales
of space and cosmic trails
The Scholar’s Story
Lex’s research was destroyed in a single day
what led to the discovery of his identity was a mystery
but the results were enough to betray
the trust he built up through the years
now in question
with the surprise discovery feeding fears
that Lex the scholar was an enemy spy
spying on their weaknesses
to exploit and make them comply
it was true he was from another race
however his intentions were peaceful
he was just creating a knowledge base
too late to explain
as people swarmed around
with no questions asked
viciously taking him down
Alien Gardens
have you ever wondered what will grow on Mars someday
when mankind lands on the planet’s harsh red clay?
in a distant future where humans can go anyplace
and are masters of planet-hopping in space
the alien landscapes will provide a place to grow
food and plants for any aficionado
the planet’s inhabitants teaching humans about their geography
opening up the doors to communication and community
imagine then a time of peace
lasting for eternity
Rebellion of the Clocks
time was lost when earth’s clocks rebelled
against constraints man’s science brought to bear
triggering deafening alarms and chimes everywhere
shattering clocks of every type and style
leaving broken timekeepers behind in a pile
of wristwatches
pocket watches
novelty watches
and other mechanical cousins
products of man’s efforts to capture time
such impunity
bending universal physics like salt water taffy
in order to control society
making people account for every hour of the day
and when to pray
until cosmic forces finally intervened
against the invention by human beings
Kangaroo Versus an AI Go Cart
the gods gathered one day to stage a race
between a Kangaroo and an AI Go Cart in Space
the track was located in the Milky Way
and the race was scheduled to last a day
the Kangaroo’s distant-eating hops set the pace
during the first few hours of the epic race
but the AI Go Cart went into another gear
soon it was watching the kangaroo in it’s rear mirror
to the delight of some of the gods gathered there
who had entered the longshot AI Go Cart on a dare!
Flight
Icarus flew too close to the sun and his wings melted, but mankind’s desire to fly through the ages withstood mythologies warning. Tales of the old gods slipped into oblivion and were translated into technology… opening the door for new gods to worship.
All powerful Thoth, the Ibis God, gave way to airplanes and spaceships…the spawn of the transformation and worshipped by mortals who love flight. The natural world shifted and birds (god’s messengers) shared the skies with machines.
Mankind’s lust for flight takes each spaceship further into the cosmos in an endless search for the furthest limits of universes.
Eternity
Eternity has teased the galaxies since the dawn of time, hinting at a false permanence among the stars, only to disappoint. Cosmic things keep changing.
Universal chaos is a constant in oxygen-deprived deep space where civilizations struggle to emerge among the primordial planets, with dreams of eternal bliss.
There is no end, and no beginning in eternity. It just is. A state of inter-galactic flux that favors no species. All struggle to survive while searching the heavens and praying to ancient gods among the constellations for immortality. Eternity.
Stellar souls sing songs of heaven, vainly courting eternity with diverse beliefs.
The Creative Chronicles of Dave Stancliff 