CENTAURI
My love of science, astronomy & space travel has never dwindled. Sailing ships took mankind to the far reaches of our planet. Modern engineers & scientists grapple with the immense problems associated with flying to even the nearest star. The tyranny of distance may prevent our species from colonising the galaxy.
Centauri you’re the nearest star.
You look so close, but you’re so far
Away, that I may never feel
The soft warmth of your glow.
If I could reach across the void,
My heart would sure be overjoyed,
As you begin to teach your student
All the secrets that he craves to know.Our latest spacecraft are propelled
By burning gases fast expelled.
As yet, no innovation which foreshadows
Humble interstellar flight.
For you and I to ever meet,
Requires a monumentous feat.
Your suitor must come courting in a carriage
That approaches speed of light.