“To fly free in space”

To fly free in space. STS-41B.

Some day, when I float /

up there, above the Earth, /

flowers still will bloom.

Some day, when up there,

I float above the Earth,

rivers will still flow.

When up there, some day,

I float above the Earth,

the clouds will still breathe.

Above the Earth, some day,

when I float up there,

Moon and Sun will laugh.

You do not deserve

some day, they say, this beauty

of the Earth below.

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