The base was fully operational
and he kept things smoothy running.
Should the ghoulies come, he'd take them
with uncanny skill and cunning.
The computers, linked to telescopes,
scanned the stars from hour to hour --
the turbo-generators hummed along
with no known limit to their power.
He was a special kind of android,
with almost human attributes --
he could even venture into space
since he'd constructed special suits.
The others waiting with him
had chosen the long sleep,
and dormant now, were counting
long rows of electric sheep.
But he felt it was his duty,
despite solitude's bleak fears,
to watch for man's returning --
though it take ten thousand years.
Author notes
I hope this is okay.
I should have mentioned that the idea for "electric sheep" came from a novel by Philip K. Dick. The movie Blade Runner was based on the novel.
The title of the novel is "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep"?
A contest entry
- Robots by PsydewaysTears.
1000 points, ended June 4, 2008, 7 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think?
Comments
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I really enjoyed this.
You don't know how great it was for me to read something a little lighter. I love Star Trek so this made me smile. Data would approve I'm sure. Go in peace, live long and prosper. -
wow, love the title
This brings to mind the trailer for the upcoming animated film "Wall-e"... it's not exactly relevant, but that's what I pictured first. Love the rhymes, LOVE the first stanza and LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of the android counting rows of electric sheep. This was quite a mind-widener for sure.
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This is a great take on Robots...
quite fascinating, really...
I wrote a robot poem a while back, but this is so much better.
I like the personification used.
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