Man's First Steps On The Moon
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On July sixteenth, it all began,
President Kennedy's dreamed of plan.
The crewmen Edwin, Mike and Neil,
Boarded the rocket, with great zeal.
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At nine thirty two, Eastern daylight time,
The rocket began, its long slow climb.
The astronauts were all strapped inside,
As they began their historic ride.
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Their destination, was the moon,
Everyone knew, they would be there soon.
The message came over their radio,
That their systems were all go.
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Finally they reached their destination,
With a lot of speculation.
They gazed in wonder and in awe,
At the magnificent sight they saw.
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At one forty six, Eagle's flight began,
And two hours later, it came to land.
Aldrin began, to tell what he saw,
While Neil A. Armstrong, looked on in awe.
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They began to put on their lunar suits,
And then strapped on their special boots.
Armstrong undid the sealing latch,
And then he began to crawl through the hatch.
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He climbed down the ladder, to the footpad,
And then he told Aldrin, that it wasn't bad.
He took the step, that made history,
And from that moment on, man would be free.
From the ties that held him down, to the Earth and to the ground.
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Tom Gowdyk 69-10-10 (1) Age 14
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