Reach for The Stars
A tale of the human endeavour to travel and explore. For the Stars prompt Day 1 of 7
Human endeavour is a wonderful thing, Balancing risk and life on a string. Da Vinci designed a machine that would fly, In the hope that we would reach for the sky.
500 years later the Wright Brothers came, Successfully flying the first powered plane. Amelia Earhart got lots of publicity, Her solo flight across an ocean made history.
The twists and the turns and advances were clear, Our next goal was to break out of our atmosphere. Rockets carried satellites with a hope that soon, We would have the capability to land on the moon.
The Sea of Tranquility felt our humble steps, After Armstrong and Aldrin completed their checks. The International Space Station now orbits this world, And new technologies are being unfurled.
To think that us humans are now amongst stars, How long will it be until we are living on Mars? To think centuries ago our ancestors would stare, Wondering what magic and surprises were there.
©MartinRushton 2020
In response to Jenny Justice’s star poetry challenge to create a poem a day for seven days
