Wednesday's Verse - Life Within the Planet's Depths

This week’s verse moves from a horror fantasy poem about defeating subtle evils to a science fiction verse about a race that lives within the planet's depths. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry, a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016.

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Life Within the Planet's Depths

We dwell within the planet’s depths,

far beneath the crust

of dirt and plant and earth and rime,

where the world-heart beats as slow as time,

where the world-heart’s drum

is steady, strong,

where the world’s life-blood

sings soft its song.

We dwell within the planet’s depths,

protected from the outer rage,

protected from the rolling change,

that each season brings,

but our safety, it comes at a price;

we are the first to sacrifice,

when of danger does the world-blood sing.

We dwell within the planet’s depths,

rising to its skin,

only when the planet tells us

that the sky infection brings,

in the form of starships’ merry crews,

or conglomerate harvesters,

for there are those who don’t understand

a world wherein life stirs.

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You can find the first two poetry collections at the links below - although there are plans to reissue them with more genre-appropriate covers in the future. The third collection will be released later in the year.

books2read.com/u/mVLQZb

books2read.com/u/bxgyLd