Fly, Discovery

[billroper]

They're off.

I would climb aboard the rocket.
I would dare to face the odds.
I would reach into my pocket
And I would roll the dice with God
To see the world in free-fall,
To be part of heaven's dance.
Yeah, I'd like to think I'm equal
If I'm given half a chance,
'Cause I just need half a chance.

Comments

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

This is, by the way, an excellent opportunity for me to state that I *love* that song. :)

[billroper]

Thanks!

[mgucciard.livejournal.com]

Out ride the sons of Terra,
Far drives the thundering jet,
Up leaps a race of Earthmen,
Out, far, and onward yet ---

We pray for one last landing
On the globe that gave us birth;
Let us rest our eyes on the friendly skies
And the cool, green hills of Earth.

-- Robert A. Heinlein

They went up in style, may they return in safety.