SCIFAIKU

 

Two Legs Came                 

 

Two Legs came, preaching

"Seven Legs, worship my God!"

His bones wail flute-prayers.

 

Thane Thompson

 

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Rogue stars - ejected

From the Milky Way

By black hole bouncers

 

Robin Mayhall

 

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Stars shimmering under water      

Thalassian anemones

 

Dorine Ratulangie

 

 

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“Survey Team”

 

A thousand questions

For this planet’s populace       

The dead answer not

 

 

~Justin Bohardt

 

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Android emotions

Tears                              

He shorts out

 

-William Landis

 

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he thought the portal

had failed—until he noticed 

stop signs were all blue  

 

F.J. Bergmann

 

 

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my retirement party --

the most expensive present from     

my android replacement

 

John J. Dunphy

 

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