Asimov's SF, December 2007 by Unknown

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Language: eng
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Published: 2011-07-10T14:01:37+00:00

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Poetry: FUTURE TOAST

by Bruce Boston

On the Silver Wedding Anniversary of William Price and Jana-6743

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My friends told me I was crazy.

Mother went livid and raged long

into the night. Father shook his

head and cursed beneath his breath.

Our relatives balked in disbelief

and couldn’t stop gossiping.

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No one could get over the fact

that Jana was an insect.

Yet I knew she was the gal for me.

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It’s taken more than two decades

for the families to accept us,

to acclaim the success

of our union and celebrate

the shining achievements

of our hybrid offspring.

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Now that I have gathered you here

for our Silver Wedding Anniversary,

beneath this virtual bower

of sparkling irises,

under the illumination

of a full winter moon,

I ask you in all sincerity

to raise your glasses

to the merging of our species.

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Then the orchestra will play,

the crickets will rub their legs,

and we shall all dance as one.

—Bruce Boston

Copyright (c) 2007 Bruce Boston

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