Apollo Eleven.

Goldfinch60



From the earth they went,

Up into the sky,

Into space.

Further and further away

Sailing towards the moon.

Then on that day in sixty-nine

They landed.

The earth stood still

As the two men ,

Armstrong and Aldrin,

Were on the moon.

Armstrong left the Eagle

And put a foot on the Moon,

And immortalised the words,

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Heard by all on the earth.

But were they the first?

What we did not hear

Were his first words,

“They are here!”

As Goldie and Orchi moved forward,

Moved forward to shake his hand.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 30th, 2018 01:37
  • Comment from author about the poem: Just a bit of fun but there is a theory that the first words that Neil Armstrong said were "They are here" but that was obliterated by those in control.
  • Category: Humor
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  • orchidee

    Heehee, yes, didn't we hide in Apollo 10, then sneak on to the moon, and wait for visitors?! I'm sure this is a 99% true write.

    • Goldfinch60

      Only 99%?

      • orchidee

        More likely 100% sure then!

        • Michael Edwards

          And when you two sneaked off you left me behind to make the coffee - funnily enough I was the National Space Centre in Leicester on Monday with two of our grandchildren reading all about Apollo 10 and it never mentioned any of this - wiped from History!!

          • Goldfinch60

            I do hope that you used the Colombian coffee that I left for you. History is only written by the winners.

            It is great to be with Grandchildren isn't it Michael?

            • Michael Edwards

              Yes we had such a great time with them - four of them (all young boys ) were with us for a sleepover over the weekend. All of them young gentlemen.

              • Michael Edwards

                Sorry - yes Columbian but the milk (y way) man was late with deliveries.

              • Christina8

                I'm sure if he did say "they are here" they would've made sure we did not hear that. Great and amusing piece!!

                • Goldfinch60

                  Thank you Christina, they certainly would have made sure we did not hear about it.

                • dusk arising

                  And youve still got the scorch marks on ya patio from where they took of eh?

                  • Goldfinch60

                    I had to build a conservatory over that to hide the evidence.

                  • The Retired Bloke

                    Your great poem has certainly sparked some good debate.

                    • Goldfinch60

                      Thank you TRB, it is what happens on this site sometimes, that is one of the things that makes this such a good site.



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