Our Sister Venus

by Richard Peck

Venus, our sister planet. Was she once like us?

Did she have rolling green hills and mountainous water falls? Did she have deep blue oceans of life? Did she?

Venus, our sister planet. Was she once like us?

Did she have war ravaged countries? Did she have repeating periods of genocide? Did she?

Venus, our sister planet. Was she once like us?

Did she have smoke spewing factories that clogged the sky? Did she have miles of cleared rainforest replaced with traffic? Did she?

Venus, our sister planet. Was she once like us?

Did she have a chance to save herself?

Do we?

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  1. Our Sister Venus

    -LadyInRed-'s Buddy Icon -LadyInRed-

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    that’s really cool how it’s a beautiful piece of writing that also has a purpose and a deep meaning.

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    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I really liked how this story got me to really think about us, and what we’re doing, but it also is a very well written piece of work.

  3. Our Sister Venus

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    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oooh…satire. I love satire. A beautiful piece of poetry. It’s inspired me to write something…

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