ALTRUISM

ALTRUISM

Let me rest my eyes on fleecy skies
And the cool, green hills of Earth.--Heinlein

The Hawk-class spaceship's power room soon fills
With Rhysling's songs, with verses never taught
In school--the real, live words of The Green Hills
Of Earth, and new exciting verses brought
To life before my eyes! . . . The loud alarm
Brings Rhysling rushing to the control board.
Soon Death will flood the power room and harm
Someone so universally adored.
Blind eyes do not see the swift knockout blow
I give the beloved troubadour of space.
I drag him from the radiation's glow.
You must not die, for who could take your place?
We love the songs, with realistic ring,
Of space and Earth that only you can sing.