Icarus
To those who reason and dare.
On wing of flame and metal,
on prayer of people free,
on blessings of Apollo,
Castor, Pollux, Mercury,
on mind enough to reason,
on heart enough to dare,
an Icarus American
took Saturn to the air.
To Luna Incognita,
with Terra far behind,
Our Icarus reached for
the greatest feat of all Mankind.
The world stood wordless watching
and quelling myth of old
of doom by melted waxen wing
to those who dared too bold.
And... Our Icarus transcended,
and found Tranquility.
and showed at last what Man could do -
yes, even you and me.
Men did this fifty years ago.
So, know how far you'll fare
with mind enough to reason
and heart enough to dare.
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Icarus, Copyright © 2019 Papa Possum
