Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Mom’s Mars Holiday” by: rob kistner © 2/8/24
I think I’m going to Mars today
it’s been on my mind for quite some time
a break from the norm is long overdue
no finer distraction — that isn’t taboo
my daily tasks will just have to wait
boredom has been pestering me lately
what to do, who to call, what to read
nothing on tv of much interest tonight
lazin’ ‘round doin’ nuthin’ — yeah right!
I think I’m going to Mars today
travel always seems to be exciting
new things to see when on a trip
new things to learn new places to be
such stimulation is calling to me
it’s been on my mind for quite some time
always the same short trips to be made
dropping the squabbling kids off at school
odds and ends from the same old market
checking on mom to see she’s on target
a break from the norm is long overdue
the rocket ride alone sounds amazing
the martian surface up close — mindblowing
the big red sand dunes seem surreal somehow
the Medusae Fossae Formation — just WOW!
no finer distraction — that isn’t taboo
though leaving does have its concerns
who will take fido for his morning walk
who will make beds, pack lunches, fix dinner
sorry family — mom just don’t have it in her
my daily tasks will just have to wait
Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Mom On Mars”
by: rob kistner © 2/8/24
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rob kistner © 2024
Poetry at: dVerse
Bravo, bravo …. you aced the challenge!!! Maybe I could tag along??
Thank you Helen. You’d have to ask mom, I get the sense she is seeking solitude… 😉
Oh, just once!
Never know Lisa… 😉
A wonderfully creative post Rob. You cascade not only flows, it flies through the solar system all the way to Mars. Very sharp indeed. You still have it my friend!
Thank you so much Dwight, I hope we both hang on to it for a long time… 🙂
Lovely escapism poem, Rob – you did a wonderful job with the form, and I especially love this back-to-earth sequence:
“though leaving does have its concerns
who will take fido for his morning walk
who will make beds, pack lunches, fix dinner”
Thank you Kim… 🙂
I love the jaunty rhythm of this poem, which kind of got me going, and I think I’ll be off to Mars today too and, yes, my daily tasks will just have to wait! You’ve cascaded and you’ve escaped the daily grind in this one, and taken me with you – with a huge smile.
Glad you dig it Kim — now off to the angry red planet… 😉
This sounds so exciting… but I fear that the journey and the destination will be less fun… and definitely Fido will suffer…
Thanks Björn, and poor Fido — a moment of silence for the abandoned… 🙂
what a wish-filled cascade of escapism Rob! and how keenly you draw the comparison of the daily grind with escape to the red planet
Thank you Laura. I am still honing it down a bit more. Hope to have precisely what I want to say tomorrow.
Brilliant!
Thank you Di… 🙂