Martian Liturgy

Martian Liturgy

Crimson dust, anoint my wheels,

Beneath the amber heavens, unseen seal.

A rover’s hymn, ancient in flight,

Across this desert, bathed in golden light.

Steel sinews trace the ridges,

Bones of rock and time’s cold bridges.

Here, chiaroscuro shapes the land,

A touch of shadow, where stars command.

Mountain whispers, soft and grave,

In the silence, echoes save,

From earth to sky, dusk to dawn,

Mars sings the song of life withdrawn.

I roll, a pilgrim, blessed by fire,

Through warm-toned realms of lost desire.

In light and dark, I claim my quest,

The cosmos cradles me, at rest.

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