Star-Trip
©July 13th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram
Unfurling my bright new sail.
Getting ready for my journey.
Will you step on board with me?
We will sail through puffy clouds
We will sail up to the moon
We shall catch the Earth-rise soon.
Stop here for a bit and breathe
That heady breath of space-time –
Don’t you think it tastes sublime?
Now, onto Mars we’ll quickly go.
Before we know it, we will melt
Right through the asteroidal belt.
And next, we’ll swing by Jupiter,
We shall not stop to say hello
We have a long, long way to go.
So, on and on, we’ll sail through space
In my little ship whose sails
Will snag a passing comet’s tail.
So, we’ll hitch a quicker ride
To the galaxy’s far end.
That’s when the journey’s done, my friend.
No, we shall not return home.
Home is in this little ship.
(I think you’ll like this cosmic trip.)
Don’t you think you’d like to come?
I’ll bring some songs and pretty flowers
We shall while away the hours.
I shall make you dainty cakes
And cups of spicy Indian tea
We’ll chase away reality.
You say you won’t? You break my heart!
Well, darling, I am off to row
Away forever – off I go!
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(Written at 3:40 a.m. Forgive my lapses! Oh, and I’ve set my WP clock to Alaska time, so it’s still Wednesday, July 13th in my little blog-world, not Thursday, July 14th!)