I've read this (at least a dozen times) and wanted to respond, right away,
but thought better of it. I like the sentiment and atmosphere, it leaves a
good, tender impression.
a contact for astro-man
he's like an astro-man
at the wireless
sending messages into the sky
waiting for a contact
from far away
in places he has never been
but believes in
with a fervour
like religion
a kind of mania
that drives him every night
even when the sounds
start out with the oooo-eeee-oooo
that hints there'll be nothing out there this time
he keeps turning dials
and sending
heart-felt messages
once he thought he had a contact
with a shooting star
but it passed right through his signal range
so quickly
that now he wonders
and this time he's hoping
for a pulsar
that might hear him
and send a signal back
to say hello in static
or thrum a rhythmic beat
that will let him know for sure
he is not alone
in the universe
an astro-man
a pedant if you start him up
because he still believes
there'll be a signal out there one day
tuned in to his frequency
if he only searches hard enough
and patiently
there'll be a contact
from way out in the great nowhere
someone will hear him
Want poetry? Try my Tales of Faust web page at
http://tales-of-faust.com/ .
Enjoy.
_________________________________________________________________
STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
|