Frabjous Times

space scifaiku poetry

The wreck of the Frederick Douglass

carbon-fiber hull scrap
a lighter shade of
black

fountains of air the cold lights twinkle
“Who would be free themselves must strike the blow.... I urge you to fly to arms and smite to death the power that would bury the Government and your liberty in the same hopeless grave. This is your golden opportunity.” — Frederick Douglass
Last modified: Mon Jun 6 22:26:19 EDT 2005
Added fountains verse.
Previously published: Sun Jun 5 15:35:54 2005