Horror Haiku Club Prompt
August 26 - Gliese 581c
Discovered in 2007, Gliese 581c was initially thought to be an Earth-like planet that could possibly have liquid water and support life.
Your prompt is GLIESE 581C.
Oh, a false alarm
Guess we’ll have nowhere to go
When we wreck this world
But more recent, and accurate, calculations have shown that the planet is far too close to its star to be habitable. Do you think we’ll ever find another Earth out there?
'Too hot' said the little girl,
'Too cold' she said, then: :'Just right!'
But the cosmic bear had other plans
Why seek other worlds?
Time to fix this blue planet
Climate change is real