Volk

Growing in the distance

Volk

Large jagged mountains undermine the sea of fluid silver

Their solid backs of diamond green with envy hold the sky

A distant oval sun pops through the ashen clouds

Like a tiny moon that lost its fire

On Volk the earthquakes never stop their motion

Flat trees strung together low, find a way to grow

Thin to thick along volcanoes turbulence

Sideways on outer worldly lands they live

Gray hills hold worlds together with their power

Gravity holds the ground in place for safety sake

Turns the infant planet midway through the solar cycle

In a system far from home discerned by no one

On a chosen path of randomness 

Rolling like a marble in an orbit all alone 

With hundreds of other rocks just waiting for a crash

Avoiding collisions is a mystery

Mercury lakes run large along the surface

Shimmer in their viscosity above the noise

Being silver is more difficult than you think

When there are no sentient beings around to know of it

Reviews

[Cherrie Palmer]

i enjoyed tagging a ride with you on such a wondrous journey.

[Earl Schumacker]

Hi Cherrie, Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm glad that you are not afraid of heights. It's nice to get away sometimes isn't it... Have a great day. Take care. Earl

[Cherrie Palmer]

i must admit i like looking over the edge

[Einstein Noodle]

great imaginative descriptive tale of things far far away .. a nice treat in the midst of so much turmoil in the world here :( sure like this one Earl .. for me... nicely timed
E.

[Earl Schumacker]

Hi E., Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it. It is good to get from it all from time to time. I sent a post card to my friends when they went away to college. It was a picture of the astronauts placing the American flag for the first time on the Lunar surface. I wrote a simple comment on the back of the card, "WISH YOU WERE HERE." I wonder to this day if they took me seriously. Have a great day. Earl

[Einstein Noodle]

you mean they didn't write back???? how rude ;)

[Earl Schumacker]

Hi E. That was a joke. They thought it was hysterical. They understood there was no time for a vacation on the moon. They had too many classes to attend. They also realized that I could not be on vacation myself on the moon because I had work obligations."Wish you were here" hit the right cord at the right time. I have a reputation for being sarcastic.
Have a great day.

[Einstein Noodle]

sounds like you all know each other pretty well ...i was kidding too ;)