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The Astronaut : Sad Poetry

written by Poet : Paul McCann


 

In my childhood I saw the Apollo mission

As I sat in a room watching television .

There was a place for blast off and a place before ,

And the astronaut went in through the spaceship door .

He was wearing a suit that was too big for sport ,

It was too late to change and too late to abort .

Sitting on the launch pad waiting for the countdown .

Systems ready as it blasted off from the ground .  

Zoom went the spaceship up into the milky way .

The astronaut thought ,

"Hey what a wonderful day .

Up here nothing matters and time seems to stand still .

A universe to explore and black holes to fill .

 

by Paul McCann

Originally Posted On Site: 2008-04-09 09:15:03
Last Login: 05.24.12


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