Until it puzzled came
I blinded centuries with my will
To continents of ecosystems entertained
Until the arctic got her drills
For oil, diamonds and the last hurray
Of a species running stock markets
To fetch the bills
I cannot live with you
Greed of white-man firmaments
Let Indian and Chinese colonize Mars
While you flood here with latitudes
Of European migrants over-run
And Germany caught on her heels
Colonial, accustomed and common industry
Alive for the moment, without regret
Wild as the guns they keep at home
While plummets stars from these flags
Too heavy to touch the angels
Too righteous with their own sense of God
Time will interdict the blossoms
California can’t lead the world
That is destined with acute degrees
Judgement day of time and eternity.