Planets

In a large bubble
Of consuming darkness
Lived the family of 10:
Mom, dad, and their 8 lovely children,
Undeterred by the darkness
Uncared for the unknown,
On came a gusty wind,
Poked into the bubble
And threw the family apart

Mom burned with fury,

Determined to protect her children

She called out to them:

Listen, Dear children, dearest of my life,

This isn’t going to work:

Our continuous cuddles;

Love rather protects and secures,

Than perish together.

Love chooses courage and wisdom

Over providing and overseeing.

So, dear children, lets keep away,

Yet, I’ll extend my arms out to each of you,

Scurry around my arms,

Lest you get lost in the dark.

Mercury, babiest of you all,

Stay close, lest there is a wall

Watch me roll, and  do you.

Venus, stand close next and shine bright;

You need me more than the rest,

So, here’s your blanket, a very special strong blanket,

That draws heat from me:

My warm embrace is all you’ll need

Earth, beauty of all,

You are the child I prayed hard,

My forever pride:

You are dependently independent,

We’ll nourish a million souls,

You and I: I shall be the shine,

You shall hold them fine.

Mars, my bloody ball,

As much as you yearn to be Earth

You are unique and special,

None as red as you;

Yet, none as resourceful as you…

Jupiter, my hydrogen giant,

Calm down, baby,

For, fury brings you fall;

Your storms so strong

Will ride away aliens along

Saturn, my working-out baby

With a hula-loop on your belly

As your hula-loop gets denser

With all the dust and ice,

Slow down yourself

Lest you invite much more mass

Uranus and Neptune, my ice-giant twins,

You may be a little far-off

Yet, I bet none prod you

For you shall be covered

With blankets of methane

Over the mass of water, and Hydrogen.

Uranus, you shall be knocked, yet,

You are here to stay,

For I will hold as a fort.