Challenger

Seven brave souls
left this place
for a hurried adventure 
into space,
the shuttle that took them 
was monstrous and strong 
and those who built it, 
thought naught 
could go wrong;
but as Murphy would say,
and the fates decreed, 
a disastrous adventure 
it was meant to be,
for all the time spent 
preparing the shuttle;
how easy it was 
to overlook the o-ring
the size of a  chip, 
which lost its integrity 
in the morning nip;
so seven brave souls 
never made to space, 
but in all our hearts 
they found,
A permanent place
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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February 27, 2019 at 2:14 PM
What a fantastic tribute to the Challenger crew. Yes our plans can go seriously wrong! Proving man's ability to err, over small things. A day I shall never forget. Can still see them boarding the shuttle...then poof? Great poem Pamagiota Welcome to the Soup
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