F U T U R E W O R L Dby Paul Michel

F U T U R E W O R L D

Welcome to a land quite foreign and unique,Futureworld, a place of great wonder and awe.

Leave your worries behind and take this one peekAt a land where adventure is the only true law.

San Pablo

The Beasts of San Pablo who graze on the isles, Are friendly despite their snarling barks.

But one should be careful for just within miles,The waters are teeming with gnarling sharks.

Mansfield Crossing

Mansfield Crossing is the coldest of places,The few who do live there are daring indeed.

Huddled indoors, they dwell in red bases,The heat of their houses is something they need.

Lake Carbuckle

Viewed from above, Lake Carbuckle is silent,Glaciers are really the only figures in sight.

But just below surface the waters can be violent,for the lake houses halls that awaken at night.

Fort Simmons

Long since abandoned, Fort Simmons is lonely.Its rolling green mountains are peaceful and still.

Travelers by sky are really the only,Signs of true life within miles of these hills.

The Madsden Manor

In a reclusive estate that is carved into marble,The Madsdens are quiet and seldomly heard.

They keep to their home in the heart of Mt. Carvel,How the manor was constructed there isn’t a word.

Gambia

Welcome to Gambia : a town on calm waters,Its hills sitting still above tranquil blue seas.

Gambia is home to the red-nosed otters,Only place you can find them is in waters like these.

The Lands of Grenvold

Have you ever been to the Lands of Grenvold?The oddest of towers make for puzzling scenes.

Scraping the sky are these odd globe-topped spires

Housing the people of Grenvold atop scattering greens.

The Renault House

Have you ever beared witness to a home so hilarious?The Renaults were a visionary family indeed.

The setting of their home is really quite precarious,Laying deep in a valley where no roads do lead.

Sky House

Miles above ground, it’s a danger to inhabit,Its builders were daring and brave to no measure.

Her first owner was unlucky to sleepwalk as a habit,Otherwise, the views can make living here a pleasure.

Venison

High above Venison citizens are commuting,The rush hour traffic is in full effect.

Each of the drivers is carefully computingJust which route home he or she should select.

The Great Ice City

There’s a city of ice in the Northernmost reaches,Underground tunnels connect the whole town.

No forests nor meadows, no parks and no beaches,Just glaciers and ice that keep temperatures down.

Groback Mountains

The tour ends here, in a land free of friction,If you must return home, then do as you please.

For Futureworld remains, whether in fact or in fiction,Just imagine its lands, and you’ll be back with ease.

F U T U R E W O R L D

by Paul Michel