Three Poems
by Joseph A. Ficor

 

Regret

Centuries pass
Our ark flies through night
We think only one regret
“Missed our stop”

 

Stranded

Frozen methane
Bites at my helmet visor
Radio inoperable
Stranded forever

 

Nebula Cruise

Multi color shine
Beautiful brilliance around
My children’s eyes wide opened
Great nebula cruise

 

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Joseph H. Ficor grew up in southern Illinois. He served in the United States Marine Corps for six years as a aircraft radio technician. He completed both his bachelor's and master's degree at Southern Illinois
University. He has been a letter carrier, fast food worker, machine operator at a pasta factory along his journey in life. He has been a lifelong fan of SF, especially Heinlein and Asimov. The Joseph's short
story collection "Rocketships, Cherry Blossoms, and Epiphanies" was published by Publish America in 2005. He has short stories published in the now extinct e-zine Gateway S-F and the anthology "Light at the Edge of Darkness" by The Writer's Press Cafe. Joseph currently lives in Japan with his wife where he teaches English. He loves to study Japanese, Korean, and Chinese culture and write English language haiku and tanka. You can visit his website Hoshi to Sakura at http://hoshitosakura-gificor.blogspot.com.