The day before launch
maybe gone fora year
perhapshalf right
Your last day on Earth
what would youdo?
Robbing the piggybank of time
to spend it onwhat ever you desire
We live in quarantine
a flower by anyother name
that smellslike white collar prison
You know your crew well
they becomeyour second family
I have said my good byes
the hugs aredone
a walk onthe beach
andtime for a good cry
You eat anything you want
No one speaksof this as a last supper
but it is
You time your bathroom habits
do I drink mymorning coffee?
Like a dike holding back the sea
will my diapersurvive
oh themarvels of rocket science
A solitary walk with nature
alligators
cranes
turtles
nosee-ums
decorating my ankles with nasty red bumps
a parting kissfrom Mother Earth
We study like students
cramming for anexam
this time amistake costs more than ten points
Focus on your duties
it won’t failbecause of me
Like Samson’s hair
my family
the root toall my strength
I willreturn
Oh how does one spend your last day on Earth
What would youdo?
Don’s blog also appears at airspacemag.com.
Who wrote this? Is great…
A good day to everyone
its awsome i like it
no way man , coz i gonna see Fifa World cup 2014……. after that no problem……. :p 🙂
Enjoy real food, carefully. 🙂
Interesting perspective. Wonderfully done.
Thinking about the ‘fact’ that humans are (presumably) the only creatures that know they will die some day. Leaving Earth for a short round trip adds an interesting wrinkle to that axiom.
Don’s messages from ‘the other side’ have been entertaining and meaningful.
Thanks Don and safe voyage home.
Bill Wallner
age 68 in San Diego
lets trade places, just for one day…? cause im going to live this life of mine not seeing what you get to see and feel what you get to feel
This is an extremely beautiful and touching poem. I love Don Pettit’s work.
last day on Earth
walk along the green grass
bare foot enjoying the sensation
smell the flowers as if last
gaze upon the wispy clouds
inhale deeply the oxygen of life
feel and inhale the wisps of wind
let the senses feels its embrance
a strong hug from mother nature
Live each day, as if it were, the last day on Earth. An experience all of us will have in common.