On an Island (On Planet B)

on an island in the ocean
red Sun looming high
looking skyward while in motion
at an alien sky

waves keep crashing on the seashore
gull like birds they squawk
we have journeyed wanting much more
than just empty talk...

from the Earth and through the darkness
three months from there to here
accelerating through the starkness
decelerating near

Proxima in Centaurus
so close yet far away
shuttle landing with a roar as
we begin our stay...

on an island in an ocean
red Sun in the sky
we have fled the Earth's commotion
relaxing as we lie

on our backs and looking skyward
caressed by the warm air
in the present looking forward
on Planet B somewhere...