Monday, July 27, 2009

Weekly Enigma

Why must you take those I know?
Fish that swims where no plants grow.
With shining tail and silver fin, you take up lovers, friends, and kin.
Oh how I wish it wasn’t so.
You break earth’s laws and let them go.

6 comments:

Daniel Bullard-Bates said...

The answer is clearly: The shuttle to the offworld colonies.

Unknown said...

I've never seen such a thing. You say wrong sai.

Daniel Bullard-Bates said...

You should look harder. The advertisements are everywhere, on big dirigibles that float above our rain-soaked, neon city. I could tell the answer to your riddle as clearly as I can see her face when I close my eyes. I see her face as she wiped the tears from her eyes and walked away from me forever, onto that horrible, shining, silver space shuttle. That false beacon of hope.

I couldn't go with her. Too much left to do here on Earth.

Unknown said...

There is a turtle on its back, helpless to right itself, but you don't help it Daniel.

Robin said...

Airplane?

Unknown said...

An airplane it is, you say true sai.