ATreeFullOfStars

It reached the Earth one summer’s day A message from afar Faint but clear, these rhythmic pips Beamed from some distant star The watchers leaped; to desks they clung And ruled out one by one Alternatives to this new truth: That we are not alone The message came, this much was fact But what did it contain? Minds ran wild, Twitter gushed With views of every strain Some did believe it was a hoax Or something gone awry A piece of man-made orbit-junk In transit ‘cross the sky To some its provenance was clear Great ships that sailed the stars Sent hailing bursts to distant suns Before declaring wars Spurred by this thought, we went