Blastoff!
Mission Accomplished
7 am launch
The ship smells of cardboard
And painter’s tape
A successful mission?
until…
CRASH
“We’ve landed in lava!”
“Lava boots on!”
“We need to fix our ship to get out of here!”
Colorful orbs
Floating
“Those are hot! Don’t touch them!”
Lava monsters
Everywhere
With fluffy faces and beady eyes.
“Okay, all fixed!”
“Look out behind you!”
PEW PEW
“I got them!”
“The ship is ready”
“Laser shields are on, ready for take-off!”
Take-off is bumpy
But we make it home
a soft landing beneath blankets
The tiny astronaut looks at me
“Mommy, you is my one true love”
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Awww, this was a sweet, lovely and an adventurous poem! I loved it so much!