Planetary Idyllic II, Pentameter Form

Across the planes of a planet, the size
Of Venus, right in the goldilocks zone,
There is a Red Giant---so this planet
Is where Pluto resides, and is well warmed.
The red giant casts a sunset like glow
Over the corn, and the Maize, with yellow sky
And pink clouds. Continual sunset, peaks
Of red clay stand on a plateau, across
The horizon, a plateau larger than
Everest in width, height and its red breadth.
Sun sails pull a hexagonal beehive
In a mushroom, in the red atmosphere,
And there it pulls across the horizon.
Threshing buggies made of wood thresh the corn
And strong, farmer's bodies make the corn, throw
It into barrels. A winding river, pink
Swerves across the landscape, the grass a dull
Burgundy against the sunlight. The sun
High in the sky, at this planet's noontime...
The clocks set for twenty-four hours of
Babylonian base twelves. But it is
Truly like a twenty-six hour day.

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