Moon and Mars

Earth warming, water befouled,
atmosphere polluted, hope diminishing,
dreams turn to space, to solar system.
First the moon, establish, develop,
a way station, jumping off port,
heading out beyond, to Mars,
red planet build up, perhaps terraformed,
a colony of at least fifty thousand.
New society in space, a bigger dream then,
hope for further travel yet, journey
deep into space, seeking survival of
species, looking for a new home,
generations and generations away,
some place safe and welcoming,
far, far from moon and Mars.

J. B. Hogan is a poet, fiction writer, and local historian. He has been published in a number of journals including the Blue Lake Review, Crack the Spine, Copperfield Review, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Well Read Magazine, and Aphelion. His twelve books include Bar Harbor, Mexican Skies, Living Behind Time, Losing Cotton, The Apostate and, most recently, Forgotten Fayetteville and Washington County (local history). He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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