A Scifaiku Poem by Wendy Van Camp
A Scifaiku Poem by Wendy Van Camp
Mercury
I circle the sun
in spin-orbit resonance
lonely messenger
The planet Mercury inspired this astro poem.
This poem appears in “The Planets: a scifaiku poetry collection” available on AMAZON.
Jupiter’s Ring
one bright main ring
the halo forms an inner torus
on edge glimmers gossamer dust
A Scifaiku by Wendy Van Camp
Illustrated by Wendy Van Camp
This scifaiku poem is inspired by the planet Jupiter.
This poem appears in “The Planets: a scifaiku poetry collection” available on AMAZON.
Diaspora
life springs from the Earth
humans are as seeds on the wind
colonizing worlds
A Scifaiku by Wendy Van Camp
Illustrated by Wendy Van Camp
This scifaiku poem is inspired by the history of spaceflight and humanities need to seek new horizons.
This poem appears in “The Planets: a scifaiku poetry collection” available on AMAZON.
Canals
mistaken translation
Italian canelli creates hope
of Martian life
A Scifaiku by Wendy Van Camp
Illustrated by Wendy Van Camp
This scifaiku poem is inspired by the history of our study of Mars. This mistake in translation by a famous Italian astronomer became the inspiration for Edgar Rice Burroughs’s “John Carter of Mars” series and H.G. Wells “War of the Worlds” among many others.
This poem appears in “The Planets: a scifaiku poetry collection” available on AMAZON.
