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In 1957 they invented moving stars.
They wired them up, using
Flashlight bulbs and Christmas lights,
They stuffed them in a cannon and
Aimed for the moon—BOOM
They taught them how to fly.
Tossing them up like baby birds,
They watched them forget—like Looney Toons—
That they were supposed fall down again.
They lie on their backs in the dewy grass
And watch them sail on a nothing wind,
They whisper wishes into sheltered palms
And hitch them to their metal stars.
They wired them up, using
Flashlight bulbs and Christmas lights,
They stuffed them in a cannon and
Aimed for the moon—BOOM
They taught them how to fly.
Tossing them up like baby birds,
They watched them forget—like Looney Toons—
That they were supposed fall down again.
They lie on their backs in the dewy grass
And watch them sail on a nothing wind,
They whisper wishes into sheltered palms
And hitch them to their metal stars.
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A little bit prettier than the stuff I usually write, but I thought I'd try something new.
© 2012 - 2024 Rakaseth
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This poem is beautiful, you imaginatively compare satellites to objects that I never would've considered.It seems like something a young child would think about while first learning about satellites and space travel.
Very original as well, most poems about space are usually about the stars.
Amazing poem, it deserves 4 and a half stars ^^
Very original as well, most poems about space are usually about the stars.
Amazing poem, it deserves 4 and a half stars ^^