©2014 by Steve Macdonald

I’ve flown in the moon lander
O’er forty years ago
I was the last commander
To hear the engines roar
I conquered space between those worlds
Flown so high above
‘Tis you my dearest jewel
You are my one true love

We no more build the ships of space
That carry men so far
We’ve only left our traces
(That) cast shadows from our star
Oh we have proven false, my love
I feel my own soul moan
To feel the push beyond our bounds
And ne’er leave you alone

I sit and hear the morning dove
She’s flying from pine to pine
She’s mourning for her own love
The way I mourn for mine
I lie awake out in the night
I see the shining stars
I yearn to go to my true love
Fly back to you, so far

I’ve flown in the moon lander
O’er forty years ago

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06 July 2014
For Gene Cernan