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Dreaming of Home

time-dilated poems

kept coming long after humanity abandoned Terra

the messages from “Willa” to “Shelle”

proved fascinating to archeopaleontologists

studying the Vertebrate Era

their poignant themes of

exploration/separation

and

anguish/resignation

transcended both culture and phylum;

renowned dance troupe Hive 360 translated several into Bee:

Honey, I Missed the Source

Larvae Found New Hives

and the ineffable

New Queen Swells