a Mars cycle
Sojourn on Mars
by Deborah P. Kolodji and ushi
no water now
on the sandy beach —
sojourn on Mars
a castle in the air
waiting for the tide
NASA invasion
fresh rover tracks
across Eagle Crater
opened ration pouch
smells like dog biscuit
a darker-pink curve
from our balloon’s shadow
races the dust storm
static on the line
a compromising position
lubricant wicks
through sterile layers
hybrid strain
her personal calendar
still has lunar days
seasonal changes
in polar ice caps
supply ship delay
decadent thoughts
of dark chocolate
long trip home
an undetected zygote
in her belly
lost in translation
a stranger on the shore
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Deborah P Kolodji is a native Californian whose work has appeared in Modern Haiku, Acorn, Frogpond, Strange Horizons, Scifaikuest, Star*Line, and many other places. Her first haiku collection, Seaside Moon, is a winner of the Virgil Hutton Haiku Memorial Award Chapbook contest. (http://www.geocities.com/sakipress)
Copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted.
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