Mars Rover Triolets

Curiosity                                                                                       Nasa

Camera obscura flywheels in space
Alights like a bug on desiccate pores
Worn pebbles askew mark eo-waters trace
Camera obscura flywheels in space
Snaps dusty self-portrait through ovoid-lens face
Reveals Mt. Sharpe astride chlorine moors
Camera obscura flywheels in space
Alights like a bug on desiccate pores

Laura Stickney

Opportunity                                                                 Nasa

Opportunity's roving aperture
Explores Martian manganese tract,
Uploads rouge patch of vacant pasture
Opportunity's roving aperture
Revisits site in fortnight, finds new feature:
An OOPArt--Dale Arden's deco compact!--
Opportunity's roving aperture
Explores Martian manganese tract

Laura Stickney


*OOPArt is an out-of-place artifact; Dale Arden is Flash Gordon's girlfriend