Year Twenty Twenty-Four,
they will choose one,
within a special group-
right now, just twelve;
another five in training, wrapped this year,*
will graduate as women astronauts.
These novel astronauts
are moonwalkers-
twelve of some thirty-eight are brave women.
Whoever thought,
way back in 'sixty-nine,
a female would set foot upon the Moon!
So, NASA's Astronaut Corps
set its goal- and not too long from now,
this will be true!
She'll wave to us,
leave footprints on the Moon
as done by men
so many years ago.
How proud we'll be
to see her standing there-
"a giant leap for man"-
now woman too!
February 23, 2020
~2nd Place~
Contest: Tribute To Women
Sponsor: Beata Augustin
Judged 04/22/2022
*2019
Ref: https://www.space.com/who-will-be-first-woman-on-moon.html
The day the Sun stopped
the Moonwalker came along.
When he was jus' six he had worked
and was called ugly after his birth.
Then came his passion of singing,
he felt sad 'bout his upbringing.
The first black star to be starred on T.V.
On a channel called M.T.V.
He was swimming in cash.
All his albums were always a Bash.
Dangerous, HIStory then came Thriller
can you believe it he was just a miller?
As a 'Pop Star Legend' He was known.
a God to kids,teens and the growns.
Many surgeries did he go through,
Black to White,Plastics then came the flu.
Then came a tragic day,
The day twenty-five,six O' nine.
Death came on his sway,
there was mourning and grief
on his fans so divine.
We love You Michael
you will always be in our hearts.
You were, are and will be the best.
May God bless your soul
and give you rest..
R.I.P MICHAEL JACKSON.