Sun Umbrella

For future consideration

Sun Umbrella

The umbrella deploys on the morning beach

A device designed for our protection

A matter of natural selection for safety

To shade us from the nasty sun

And other things coming in from space

When the meteors came without warning

Perhaps they were comets or giant asteroids

In any event they were a nuisance

An annoyance we could not avoid

Some were as big as a school bus

But without the children or yellow

Closing in fast on us

Blotting out the sun for fun

Coming in for a crash landing

A sudden stop, compliments of Earth

It turns out that umbrellas have limitations

They don't stop rocks from outer space

It is not their job

Some millions of years from now

When humans and dinosaurs reappear

Someone might reinvent the wheel

And perhaps an umbrella that works

So we don't continue to disappear