Space Odyssey

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In smoke and flames of mighty Apollo T-minus fifteen seconds, engines on! O’ ship of divine distance I saw go when rocketeers on lunar ascent shone. New Age Columbus kings voyage and realm in your Saturn V rocket to the moon - new worlds beyond and Earth men at the helm when supersonic roared its sonic boom. I saw the face of Jupiter and Mars, saw a golden eagle fly through deep space and saw Prometheus reach for the stars with flag and footprint of the human race. Saw you fall to Earth out that Milky Way on re-entry splashdown on the eighth day. Written: May 1992

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/13/2024 8:05:00 AM

Your "Space Odyssey" is a wonderful write with a great picture. I do not like long flights so I would not like space travel. I will stay with the MilkyWay candy bar. Hahaha!!! Have a great/fun day writing away................

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 8/7/2024 2:15:00 AM

Smart choice, Paula. Flying in a tin can filled with tanks of rocket fuel and rocket flames ain’t my idea of fun and adventure. Cheers.

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 7/6/2024 9:32:00 AM

An interesting, documentation of space adventure. I'm happy that there are volunteers. I'll stay here, thank you.

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 7/6/2024 8:20:00 PM

I’m with you, Hilda. The stars and planets are beautiful from the Earth. I won’t be tripping across the Milky Way anytime soon with Elon or Branson or Bezos. The money that is spent on space travel and colonisation could feed and house the world. This planet needs their resources more.

Tom Woody

Date: 7/6/2024 5:25:00 AM

I love the title and the poem. Awesome poetic account of man's venture to the moon. Will they make Mars? From what I'm reading of late seems unlikely. Maybe after the thousand years of restoration are over and God's rest day is complete we may be permitted to venture beyond. Patience, patience

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 7/6/2024 6:29:00 AM

If they can get to Vulcan in around stardate 2265 I think Mars will be a breeze. Won’t need rockets, just a transporter machine and a grumpy Scottish engineer. Then there’s time travel - you’re living proof of that.