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Farewell old friend…
Although you never knew me,
your books challenged and inspired,
Even now, they are a source of refreshment
for a jaded mind in a world grown old and tired
Arthur Charles Clarke,
with his astounding science fiction of the post war years,
painted vibrant pictures that never faded.
From the Sands of Mars to Islands in the sky,
he allowed us to accompany him
on a voyage of exploration,
worlds where anything was possible,
more often than not, probable;
worlds of wonder and imagination
were to be found within the covers of his novels…
Some say that his vision of geostationary orbit satellites
was the inspiration for Telstar and all that followed.
He introduced us to sentient life
rather than little green men –
Flights of fancy that were not just space journeys
but Odysseys’
and not just in outer space
but to the inner space of our oceans and seas.
My first close encounter
with the fertile imagination of Arthur C. Clarke
was a story called ‘Childhood’s end’
and it still resides in my bookcase,
like an old childhood friend.
The annals of fact-based science fiction
are the richer for Arthur’s talent for depiction
Long may he be remembered,
Long may he be read
Long live his peerless contribution…
For, alas,
King Arthur is dead.
Kevin Wells
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