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Conquistadors of Venus
Conquistadors of Venus
A tiny crescent in the night
Alluring milky ball so shy
To Venus now, it’s time to leave
There’s hardly time to say goodbye
In orbit now, let’s send a probe
Go Aluminium Robot, go!
Down through sulphuric acid clouds
to just dissolve away, oh no!
No problem, I’ll send Robot 2
Designed in plastic, to explore
Bye, down you go. How do you do?
Too hot, just melted, I'm no more!
To Robot 3 I’ll trust my luck
Trim carbon shell, big power pack
Down through the CO2 to land
100 atmospheres, then crack!
The planet spins serenely on
To her you’re just a poppy seed
It’s better now you know your place
Conquistadors of Venus, heed!
© Oliver Wright
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