Sunday, 5 April 2020

Barney Rosenberg On Earth

"Un-Man," XII, p. 84.

How does Earth appear to a man who has lived for years on Mars?

Gray and blue cliffs descend a canyon to a river;

a mountain lifts through purple mist to sun-bright snow;

pine, beech and ash remind him of colors that Mars lacks;

trees murmur and mosquitoes buzz while birds trill, whistle, chatter or chirp;

a squirrel darts like a red comet;

odors of pine, mould, wildflowers and river mist contrast with the odorless sterility of Mars;

Terrestrial gravity tires him;

he misses the magnificent Martian deserts;

Earth is a planet of conflicts.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

And I wonder what the dawns and sunsets of Mars is like.

Yes, I can easily men being tired by Earth's heavier gravity after getting used to that of Mars, which was only 37 percent Terrestrial.

Ad astra! Sean