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TITLE: Battle-Starfish Galactic | Previous Challenge Entry
By Beth LaBuff
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“Once upon the moon,
A house comprised of lunar rock,
Located on a dune—
The dune, nearby Moon River,
The stream—a mile wide,
Flowed to Sea of Tranquility,
Drawn by the lunar tide.” –
Inside the house of lunar rock
A lunar-fellow dwelt,
Each night opened his moon roof
To view Orion’s belt.
The locals called him Houston
And he was prone to weep
Cause Houston had a problem,
At night he couldn’t sleep.
Fishing was the commerce and
An export from the moon
Was starfish caught within the Sea,
Transported to Neptune.
On Neptune, Flambéed Starfish was
A savory delight.
The starfish were elusive—
They were only caught at night.
Two lunar factions fought over
The starfish fishing rights,
Faction A and Faction B
Kept Houston up at night.
Their lunar fighting halted
Starfish exports to Neptune.
The fighting worsened leaving Houston
Sleepless on the moon.
The lunar weapon residue
From starfish fighting war
Had left a toxic nebula
That Houston couldn’t ignore.
It finally reached a zenith so
A Neptune emissary
Was sent to procure starfish and
Seek peace for the contrary.
The Neptune emissary’s thoughts—
How can we end this clash?
Appeal on grounds their pocketbooks
Are strapped for lunar cash?
Or maybe to their lunar pride,
“Please DO NOT shoot the moon!”
He thought— how to persuade these folk?—
Thought hard all afternoon.
Placards! – What a stellar plan
To post on crater walls!
His message: “End hostility!”
And “No more lunar brawls!”
“There’s countless starfish in the Sea—
There’s no need to be greedy!”
“Faction A and Faction B—
You need a lunar treaty!”
“A workable solution to
Your starfish-fishing plight,
I have a contract drafted to
Present to you tonight.”
The lunar dwellers read the signs,
And gave them lots of thought.
The crater-placards did what all
Their lunar fights could not.
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The legend states, “’Twas a blue moon
When Factions A and B
Had worked out an agreement—
No more fighting o’er the Sea.
When moon waxed, Faction A would fish,”
The treaty did explain,
“Then Faction B had fishing rights
When lunar moon would wane.”
The emissary’s mission saw
The lunar fighting cease.
The Neptunites had starfish and
Each moonchild lived in peace,
And by the light of silvered moon
The nebula had faded.
The Factions fished while Houston snored—
The moonlight serenaded.
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Inspirational verse:
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Matthew 5:9 NIV
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Some great lines. I agree with some of the others about "houston."
Quite the imagination. Good job B---!
"Houston had a problem." Oh my, I lol'ed on that one!
You always manage to be clever and funny with your poetry. I struggle to even write a simple poem (as the secret agent in my last story demonstrated), but it comes so natural to you.
You have always been one of my favorite authors on FaithWriters and will continue to be with great pieces like this. Congrats on the placement, Beth! :)
Congrats on your win!