Poems written after a visit to The National Space Centre Rocket Tower

Another poem written after visiting the National Space Centre at Leicester.

Blast Off

Standing alongside

That silver rocket,

Power and Grace

Displayed with a spirit.

Man-made, massive,

Four stories high.

Imagine ignition.

Imagine it fly.

Black streak, Blue Streak;

Their names speak to me.

Excitement embodied,

My mind wandered free

Count down commenced

Imagine the tension.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1;

Blast off. Action.

Just watch it go.

In the Rocket Tower at the National Space Centre stands a massive Black Streak Rocket; one of the last designed and built by the UK. It seems to be built out of aluminium and gleams with a silvery colour. It actually stands next to a Thor Able rocket from the USA which is painted, I know which stood out for me. You can stand at the foot of the rockets and look up to see the topmost sections. A lift takes you up four floors so that you can appreciate the whole length of the rockets. They truly are an amazing sight.