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Whither To, Icarus

How high can we fly? (After all, we must try!) Like the mythical Icarus Can we touch the sky? Yo, the answer is 'Yes.' We've already done THAT Soared into space Returning and landing Without going Splat Yet the question remains Just how far can we travel? Will we achieve Intergalacticity 'Fore the Universe unravels? The paradigm for success was laid out long ago By a sci-fi writer whose name you might know: Mr. Isaac Asimov, who created Hyperspace with his brain As he never once in his life ever boarded a plane! February 26, 2018

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Line Gauthier

Date: 10/10/2018 8:08:00 AM

A delightful poem, Gershon. Congrats on your win.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/10/2018 10:03:00 PM

Thank you so much, Line. Yours and Michelle's are the first comments I've gotten on this one --- eight months after I first posted it...That'll 'show to go you!' ~ gw

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/9/2018 2:48:00 PM

Did Isaac Asimov never board a plane? Not sure but really enjoyed this, Gershon, so glad you submitted it to my contest!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/9/2018 4:57:00 PM

And thank you for sponsoring the contest, Michelle. Such an innovative idea...It was a great incentive for reviewing some of my older stuff...And it's really true: Asimov never boarded a plane. By the way, Ray Bradbury didn't drive (a car). Go figure! ~ Gershon