If Venus was
Wise
(themes for the
future)
Joe was riding the
wilderness of
Happy hunting
grounds where the white
man cannot go and
stumbled upon
Timur the Lame,
who was picking
radishes and
chewing them with gusto.
Is
the time short now? he asked, his
mouth full of red.
Tiny voice from
darkness above
entered the scene:
Hey,
you, she said, don't ask Joe, ask
me!
Whomever,
said Timur splattering.
I'll tell you
about shortness of time.
Yes!
Good,
said Timur with relief. I have some
jobs left
unfinished.
Joe, who was not
alone, but with
captain Moritomo,
just looked from
under the brow.
Moritomo leaned
towards him and
whispered: If
the time is End, then Timur
will be back in
many aspects.
Look,
said Joe, it must be. The
extinction
has begun.
Athens was smiling
looking at them.
So, it is
darkness where the wisdom
comes
from, thought Joe.
It's
my turn now, said she.
I'm sudden