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A.P. Murphy's avatar

'Too hot' said the little girl,

'Too cold' she said, then: :'Just right!'

But the cosmic bear had other plans

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Honeygloom's avatar

I’m intrigued by this cosmic bear 🐻 I love the thought of it roving the universe eating little girls🖤

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Really it only eats little girls who come into its house and eat its porridge

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Why seek other worlds?

Time to fix this blue planet

Climate change is real

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Honeygloom's avatar

🙌 Very well said🖤

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Well said! 😎👍

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Thanks.Yes indeed!

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Songsterfunsterhamster's avatar

You offered turquoise.

Blue-green possibilities.

Was it all just gas?

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Honeygloom's avatar

Genius😂

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erniet's avatar

😂

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Dylan Delgado's avatar

Out of millions

We hope to have struck gold

But alas: no dice

Life would be cooked alive

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On a more serious note - given the number of galaxies and stars in the universe it seems statistically likely a planet compatible with life as we know it exists.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Nice haiku! I love the phrase ‘no dice’🖤

I definitely agree with you! There must be something out there!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

At least it offers a possible alternative setting to science fiction writers so they won't always be writing about Mars or Venus. They were both thought to be habitable at one time as well, but, in fact, Venus, at least, is not.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Very true!

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Terry A. Fries's avatar

Real fixer upper

Remote, quiet neighbourhood

Live among the stars

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Honeygloom's avatar

Sold! Ha! Nicely done🖤

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Our blue marble is getting brown.

Look around, ‘scope space views

Less appealing. Nor a drop to drink.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ooof it’s a sad reality 😔

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

It could've been home,

If it sustained life, but now,

It's just a big rock... 😎

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