NASA spreads its wings out wide
Seeking life on the Outside
Beyond the world we hold so dear
What the aim is, is not clear.
New high-tech probe makes it to Mars!
First pictures reach us via the stars
We see close to, what is remote
Top scientists take eager note!
The ‘Perseverance Rover’ lands
In rocky valley, barren sands
Its safe arrival makes the News
But gives rise to discordant views.
Meanwhile, our Earth, in dire straits
Serves War and Discord on our plates
In Myanmar and Middle East*
Starvation threatens without peace.
We plot and plan on Never-Never
But cannot get our act together;
The climate crisis gathers pace …
Why still invest in Outer Space?
(c) Poet in the woods 2021
* War in Yemen
Touchdown on Mars on 18th February, 2021
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