Comments on: July 11th: Apollo 11 Through the Eyes of a Young Girl

By: bernard marshall

bernard marshall — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:27:01 +0000

I liked the charm of isolation in you poem..I submit mine I wrote to describe the energy and can do atitude of 1969…

Bernard Marshall
Wimbledon England

The day Earth shined bright – 20 July 1969

When down that ladder Armstrong came
and paused before that step of fame
we held our breath a moment deep
before mankind would take that leap

What did you feel that July night
as witness to that unique sight
when TV beamed mans giant leap
back home to us on sofa seat

It was unreal – to share this sight
and to compare grandparents “flight”
when cars and the electric light
had first appeared – with Brothers’ Wright

And now few decades from that start
Apollo used 5 million moving parts
to reach this dream for man so bright
with “Can do” spirit at its height

Unreal and real with no big tears
as Sixties man raced through his fears
of change which flew in his story
and moved his spirit – you and me

And with the moon now in our sight
there rose a Sixties joy so bright
Beach Boys – Beatles music everywhere
- creative tumult in the air

Who can forget that sharp new feel
when flower power was the fresh appeal
to universal youth and high ideal
when Sgt Pepper and a Whiter shade of pale were real

And this great Transatlantic energy
which moved a Mayflower and a Kennedy
to build this land where man was free
now led mankind to this new peak of liberty

Now as we shared this TV sight
and man walked on the moon that night
we saw a new discovery
our Earthrise in great majesty

(PS After writing this and walking out into the sunny street -Serendipity!
A Ford Mustang drives by with 4 smiling faces open top and free
flying the biggest Stars and Stripes that one could see
on Princes Way to Wimbledon and right in front of me)

Bernard – 4 July 2009
bernardmarshall@hotmail.com
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By: Gary Timothy

Gary Timothy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:16:15 +0000

Oh, and by the way,… who DID fly the ship when Mike Collins went to sleep?

By: Gary Timothy

Gary Timothy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:13:53 +0000

What an absolutely enchanting piece, Nancy! It sent chills up my spine as I listened and remembered that historic day in ’69 for myself – I was 15 at the time and already a hardcore science nut, and I knew that I was watching the most fantastic adventure of mankind ever!

This is the first time I’ve heard you sing – I’ve only got dial-up so I don’t download too many files above a few megs – but thanks for sharing your talent with us!! And, inspiring/helping me to relive the most exciting time of my life!

By: Dan Tillmanns

Dan Tillmanns — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:16:39 +0000

Mom and I sat looking out our big window with the TV on.
However, the one that impressed me the most was Apollo 8.
The astronauts read, “In the beginning, , ,” as the moon glided by below them.

By: Benudhar

Benudhar — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:39:08 +0000

Hi you are very Lucky.

By: Brian Sheen

Brian Sheen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:39:41 +0000

Thanks for that poem – I will use it for my Celebrations too. With acknowledgement – I only hope I “Don’t sing out of tune”

Brian Sheen.

By: Michael L

Michael L — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:22:58 +0000

Excellent! I’ve often wondered about Michael Collins being totally cut off from Earth for the 20 or 30 minutes he was over the far side of the Moon. What must it be like? For those minutes, you are totally alone. Cut off from your home world, for that brief time, you are alone… totally alone. Wow.

By: Pat Brennan

Pat Brennan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:43:52 +0000

Hey thats great!!