Monday, July 20, 2026

All is Quiet on Outpost Europa

 


The waves lap around Outpost Europa

where thermal vents have melted the ice.


The sky is dominated by the swirling might

of the King of the Gods, a celestial gravitas.


I lie small and unnoticed, secured to a cot,

sleep elusive while gazing out the porthole.


Mother Earth is five hundred million miles away,

cacophonous, but all is quiet on Outpost Europa.


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