To the Moon… and More

I grew up in a simpler time

When thoughts of walking on the moon

Was nothing more than fantasy,

Unlikely if not ludicrous.

 

Not to say that dreamers failed to

Picture possibilities,

But current thinking back then

Made discussion seem superfluous.

 

Of course, we all know how the

Swift scenario developed

In a decade furious with change

And challenges and competition.

 

Suddenly, the scene that seemed unreal

Unfolded step by step

Until the day in ’69 when

It all came to fruition.

 

Looking back and looking forward,

Looking past what looks are for,

Moving out through time and space,

Reaching for the moon,,,

And more.