The Ufologist Smokes His Pipe
by G. O. Clark
Jet contrail
illuminated by the setting sun,
silver point of origin presumably
some jumbo jet,
the contrail breaking apart furthest away
from its source,
like puffs of smoke from the pipe
in his hand,
his questing mind
formulating new alien scenarios.
© 2024 G. O. Clark
G. O. Clark's writing has been published in Asimov's, Analog, Midnight Under The Big Top, Daily SF, HWA Poetry Showcase
VII and many more. He's the author of 17 poetry collections, the most recent, "Mindscapes", 2024, Hiraeth
Publishing. His third fiction collection, "Aliens & Others", came out in 2021 From Hiraeth Publishing. He won the
Asimov's Readers Award for poetry in 2001 and 2024, and was Stoker Award finalist in 2011. He's retired, and lives in Davis, CA.
http://goclarkpoet.weebly.com
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