We the Explorers
© Darlene Reilley 2019
Asteroids tumble through space and time
and may hold answers we seek to find:
who are we? where do we come from? where are we going?
From Earth we look up
into the vastness of space
and wonder can we step away
from this solitary home?
Dreamers strive to reach stars
Explorers seek to touch Bennu
which may hold answers
to the origin of life.
Practically we may be able to
explore natural near-Earth resources
and to learn what can
to help the people of tomorrow
mitigate hazardous impacts
We seek to know
facts about the fundamentals of life
it is our honor to seek soul-stirring questions.
It is our duty to do what we can
to help the people of tomorrow
so that humanity may live longer than two more centuries.
A poem I wrote for the NASA OSIRIS-Rex Challenge
When the retrieval mission returns, my poem will be included in the time capsule.
A poem I wrote for the NASA OSIRIS-Rex Challenge © Darlene Reilley 2016
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