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Spaceteer, issue 1, August 1947

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SO THIS IS VENUS
By Lin Carter

I
A sleek metal thing with stubby wings / 
And a tail of roaring flame, / 
Hurtling down through creamy clouds / 
Then down thru misty air / 
With cloudbank fading behind. / 
Thundering to ground, / 
On roaring under-jets. / 
Man's first attempt to reach Venus / 
Is successful. This is the first / 
It will not be the last...

II
So this is Venus -- / 
Primevil jungles, tangled and green; / 
Sprawling oceans, teeming with life; / 
Sodden swamps and soaring mounts; / 
Sultry heat and cloudy sky -- / 
So this is Venus...

III
Yes, this is the Venus of today. / 
But I...I can see the Venus of Tomorrow. / 
I can see the day to come / 
When man shall level the jungle / 
And raise their cities, tower and spire / 
Soaring to the sultry sky; / 
When men shall throng the seas / 
With mighty ships / 
And fill the skies / 
With rocket-flame.

IV
Yes, that will be the Venus / 
Of Tomorrow. / 
Built with the courage / 
And the valor / 
And the strength / 
Of the Venus / 
Of today...

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SO THIS IS VENUS By Lin Carter I A sleek metal thing with stubby wings / And a tail of roaring flame, / Hurtling down through creamy clouds / Then down thru misty air / With cloudbank fading behind. / Thundering to ground, / On roaring under-jets. / Man's first attempt to reach Venus / Is successful. This is the first / It will not be the last... II So this is Venus -- / Primevil jungles, tangled and green; / Sprawling oceans, teeming with life; / Sodden swamps and soaring mounts; / Sultry heat and cloudy sky -- / So this is Venus... III Yes, this is the Venus of today. / But I...I can see the Venus of Tomorrow. / I can see the day to come / When man shall level the jungle / And raise their cities, tower and spire / Soaring to the sultry sky; / When men shall throng the seas / With mighty ships / And fill the skies / With rocket-flame. IV Yes, that will be the Venus / Of Tomorrow. / Built with the courage / And the valor / And the strength / Of the Venus / Of today... END