We pray for one last landingOn the world that gave us birth;Let us relax our eyes around the fleecy skiesAnd the fascinating, green hills of Earth.

The Green Hills of Globe is a collection of short stories in one of the masters of science fiction that has held readers spellbound for over thirty years. This collection includes “Delilah and the Space-Rigger,” “Space-Jockey,” “The Long Watch,” “Gentlemen Be Seated,” “The Black Pits of Luna,” “It’s Great to Be Back,” “‘-We Also Walk Canines,’” “Ordeal in Space,” “The Green Hillsides of Globe,” and “Reasoning of Empire.”

The arching sky is callingSpacemen back again to their trade.All hands! Stand by! Free falling!As well as the lighting below us diminish.

Out trip the sons of Terra,Significantly drives the thundering aircraft,Up leaps a competition of Earthmen,Out, considerably, and onward yet –

We’ve tried each rotating space moteAnd reckoned its value:Take us back again to the homes of menOn the great, green hills of Earth.