Acrostic written to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing |
Apollo 11 landed the lunar module neatly on the moon Reached bravely where no one had ever been before Made history, three men's bravery, plain for all to see Seen live on TV around the globe, none before so bold They launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Pad 39 A Reached past the sky, riding a rocket, astride a Saturn V Orbited the Earth before the push towards their goal Neatly the ess four bee changed their trajectory Gave the trans-lunar injection, set the right direction A mere three days was enough to transit to a lunar orbit Landed the Eagle on the Mare Tranquillitatis Descended to make that one small step, one giant leap Roamed the surface, rounded up rocks, three new minerals Inspected the "Magnificent desolation." and took pictures Nixon rang from the Oval Room, reached our representatives Comprised just three men of the thousands whose concerted efforts Opened up for the Earth such possibilities to bring peace and tranquility Left to rejoin the Command Module, and a place in history Left footprints in the moon dust, and a plaque for posterity In the Pacific Ocean they splashed down, back safe and sound Never to forget when on the surface of the singular satellite, they Saluted the flag of the US of A, the age of spaceflight is here to stay. This poem is an acrostic. The first letter of each line spell out Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins, who were of course the crew of Apollo 11. |