Spaceship

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This poem was written to be read out loud. If you have the time, please read it out loud to yourself.
Once upon a time...
A little boy and a little girl
Looked up at the stars from the planet below
Seeing the moon hang bright in the sky
Said one to the other, I wonder... I wonder, if there we could go.

Said the stars in the sky to the two on the ground,
If you reach up high and fly into the night
You will never come down 
Try as you might

So the boy and the girl came up with a scheme
(not to be like Heroes stun guns blazing,
Or find aliens no matter how amazing)
But to build a sleek spaceship to follow their dream.

They rolled up their sleeves,and got right to work
Putting gizmos to gadgets,
whosits to whatsits
A mighty spaceship did start to take form.

At last came the day when the two,
Declared that all was right.
they could finally, 3...2...1 ... 
Blast off into the night.

Together in a spaceship built on dreams 
As they went along their travels
All of the marvels
In a lonely universe they did see.

Past the supernovas
And into Antares nebula 
Swinging from Orion's belt
And drinking from the dipper.

Seeing baby stars be born
In the Oort cloud
Eating cookies with the Milky way 
Jumping around the galaxies.

Just the boy and the girl all alone
Among the shining stars
Floating in a spaceship
Heading back towards home.

A little boy and a little girl
Look down from the stars to the planet below
Past the moon hanging bright in the sky.
Said one to the other, I wonder... I wonder, if there we could go.
                                                                                           ... The end.

03/02/14

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 5/13/2020 12:28:00 PM
What a delightful and playful joy to read. Well done, Heather.
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Date: 5/1/2020 5:16:00 PM
Heather, such a fun ride around the galaxy! I hope you are able to make this into a children's book (if you haven't already!) Very imaginative and compelling. I'll confess my friends went to outer space and back in a cardboard box powered by a floor fan, but they left me behind because I didn't believe it could fly! The tales they told of seeing the dark side of the moon! Love it ~ John
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Date: 5/9/2015 8:43:00 PM
A super congrats Heather, haven't seen you on the soup. Linda
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Heather Secrest
Date: 5/9/2015 9:10:00 PM
Thank you for the comment!! Yeah, it's been finals season, so all my classes have been hammering me with work. I haven't had much time, but since summer is here I should be on more often.
Date: 5/9/2015 5:34:00 PM
Heather, congratulations in the Knight Writer's Club contest. SKAT :)
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Heather Secrest
Date: 5/9/2015 7:31:00 PM
Thank You!
Date: 5/18/2014 4:05:00 PM
that was so cool how you had them looking back down to our planet in the end. A GREAT story well told.
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Date: 5/13/2014 6:40:00 AM
I am a space fan and can easily identify with this poem - always have recurring dreams of intergalactic travel. Thank you for sharing this wonderful voyage!
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Date: 4/29/2014 10:25:00 AM
A beautiful fairytale woven of creative imagination and word-craft. I greatly enjoyed it. Peace...Sam
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Date: 3/31/2014 10:16:00 PM
HEATHER, Congratulations :) awesome winning poem..... XOX ~LINDA
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Date: 3/25/2014 10:24:00 PM
Enjoyed your creative write on spaceship and congrats on the fine win, heather
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Date: 3/25/2014 3:19:00 PM
- CONGRATULATIONS YOUR CREATIVE WIN POEM: "SPACESHIP" HEATHER!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 3/25/2014 3:18:00 PM
congrats on placing Heather lovely poem hugs
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Date: 3/24/2014 2:12:00 AM
sound cool i wanna go to space lol
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Date: 3/15/2014 6:43:00 PM
GREAT imagination. I see a children's book here...
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Date: 3/14/2014 10:41:00 AM
Bravo! Loved it!
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Date: 3/10/2014 9:53:00 AM
The ending made me think of my mom. She would always say when we would get inside the city limits after a trip. It's always nice to get back home. A wonderful trip around the cosmos Heather. Welcome Back. :)
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Date: 3/10/2014 12:40:00 AM
Like Richard said below, great childrens story. Child like poem that flows of yester years fantasies.
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Date: 3/7/2014 5:19:00 PM
A great dreamy poem for a quiet Saturday morning. Thank you very much.
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Date: 3/7/2014 9:14:00 AM
This is like the little prince story, where fantasy and reality are mixed. Love is the engine for spaceships like this!
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Date: 3/6/2014 2:52:00 PM
Hi Heather: I am a great admirer of story poems and I really enjpyed this one. My compliments!
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Date: 3/6/2014 9:45:00 AM
What a sweet story! This could be a children's book.
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Heather Secrest
Date: 3/6/2014 11:14:00 AM
Thanks for your kind comment!!! I admit I wrote it in a children's book style.
Date: 3/5/2014 7:51:00 PM
Love this poem!!! I am a fan of Sci-Fi and TV shows like Star Trek and The Big Bang Theory, so this was really something that I could connect with. Have a great day!!!
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Date: 3/5/2014 5:35:00 PM
Your poems seem to flow so naturally. I have enjoyed each one I've read so far.
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Date: 3/4/2014 8:51:00 PM
This is a wonderful story, with so many great lines; some rhyming some not. I love an adventure, and you took us on one!
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Date: 3/4/2014 6:41:00 PM
"Back to the basics..." as is said Heather. Great write about companionship and all the exoration that goes along with it. J.A.B.
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Date: 3/4/2014 12:07:00 PM
Heather, this is a very put together write and I have to say that it made me smile to myself and I really enjoyed it. Thanks so much for sharing.
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