How Curiousity Broke His Wheel
Clay colored canyons left the search limited -
with soil textures unknown to us before we
first visited.
The rover was left to examine valleys and basins
until it was to be decommissioned in the path of its space trip.
Scientists marveled at the images sent -
when they noticed the hills had glistening heads.
Worried the path required too much torque from its engine
Curiosity was left exploring the trenches.
When the power sources end was in sight
the scientists decided to go ahead with the climb.
The machine revved and stressed to the top of the peak,
but the rubble crossed caused a
POP! in the wheel.
The transmitted images homed the weariest of hours
- displaying a space station that was superior to ours.
Pictures of test tubes - in the dirt, planted,
and a banner of the solar system - circle on the third planet.
The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. - H. G. Wells.