Some alien astronomer, light years away, looking through his telescope
May wonder, like we once did, what is this large red spot on this strange planet
The part of the fantasy an the call from space to discover forgotten worlds
Flying in the time-warps of interstellar void, to visit the Pyramids and the great Sahara
The Red Planet of Niger is indeed red, populated by kind people who live in thatched huts
They work a soil made of iron ore and laterite, to grow the golden millet at the rainy season
The chaff leaves bright yellow patterns, like some mysterious message to the sky above
Hugh Ardoin Niger The Red Planet Gallery