Love Poem: Miracle of a Moon Rock
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Written by: Kim Rodrigues

Miracle of a Moon Rock

miracle of a moon rock
in a glass case
somewhere on earth

ordinary in 2019
as my grandson shrugs

i marvel as i wait
in 1969
at the age of eight
for Armstrong’s footfall
on Tranquility Base

before that time
since creation
the man in the moon
just smiled

and the cow laughed
and the moon was rumored
to be made of cheese

mankind took a bite out if it
and now only glass
stands between me and the moon
if i could only touch it

nowadays we love
our grands
to the moon and back
and we target Mars

7/22/2019