«Last day on Mars» (July 7, 3325)
The polychromatic light
From distant dying stars
Slicing through the mile-thick clouds
Engulfing us here on Mars
The swarming hords of dragonflies
Have become a familiar sight
Constantly zigzagging overhead
Hunting prey in futile flight
The unmistakable scent of sulfur
And downpour of acidic rains
Are becoming increasingly normal
On these once barren, reddish plains
Despite of its harshness
And unwelcoming state
Returning to home
Seems a great leap of faith
I take a last glance
At our place of refuge
Since when earth
Couldn't take more abuse
As our spaceship
Ignites for its final ascent
I solemnly swear
Our intent
That this time around
Humanity's changed
We will not be
A failure again
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Webster's definitions:
Polychromatic (having or exhibiting a variety of colors)
Dragonfly (any of numerous stout-bodied, harmless insects of the order Odonata)
Futile (incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful)
Sulfur (a non-metallic element that exists in several forms, and that burns with a blue flame and a suffocating odor)
Ascent (act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement)
Failure (the act or an instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success)
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