Forbidden Territory For M Lady Kelly Houseman Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg

I tend my gardens on the moon
The far side which the earth can’t see.
Although I fear that very soon
astronauts will visit me.

I’ll hide my gardens from their eyes.
This is a place they should not be.
This is no time for compromise.
I will repel them forcibly

I value highly solitude
and my hard won serenity
I disdain men’s attitude.
They’re lacking in maturity.

A member of an older race
I’ve paid my dues and earned the right
To protect my own living space
which I keep hidden out of sight.

Intruders I won’t tolerate
I will destroy them instantly
and leave no trace as to their fate.
If they intrude impudently.

I tend my gardens on the moon
with loving care contentedly
and ask from fate one single boon.
No astronaut should bother me.

I live alone because I choose
Preferring my own company
for others I have little use.
In perfect self sufficiency.

13-Aug-08

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