112419c

accelerating, fast as we could go,
our ramscoop reaching 0.99999999999 C,
still not quite fast enough
to catch the oldest galaxies,
still less our cosmos' rim,
before protons pop,
and even black holes sublimate.

021819b

Tele-Collaborating


Three guys are writing a textbook
give and take across the parsecs
should we include this, trim that
one author accelerating
ramscoop style
his contributions and edits
fewer and farther between
harder and harder to pull
out of the random noise
the two earthbound authors thinking
they're doing more
dealing with editors, publishers, reviewers
universities and bookstores
who's going to use it in their classes
this is all on them
plus, they kinda need the money.

And if their jaunting colleague
ever does come back and sue
who's he gonna call?
they'll be long dead by then

121218d

ramscoop fails to brake arrival at the home world

070717c

Ramscoop Exploration

accelerating toward C
natheless
distant galaxies still recede
home star ages quickly
and, one hopes, gracefully