At 4pm tomorrow (Australian time), one of my poems will be launched to the moon with the Polaris anthology of poems from around the world. In addition to being on the Polaris Mission payload to launch later this year, it has been added to the payload of the Firefly Blue Ghost lander shown below. That flight is currently scheduled to take off at 1:11 am on January 15th. You can follow the takeoff here:

https://plus.nasa.gov/schedul…/firefly-launch-to-the-moon/

My poem heading moonwards is:

Carried on the Wind

Sounds carry on the wind,

                        carry in the wind,

                                    sometimes are the wind,

                                                deafening the soul.

Sand carries on the wind,

                        in the wind

                                    and sometimes is the wind,

                                                stripping the paint.

Tears carry on the wind,

                        in the wind

                                    and sometimes are the wind,

                                                spreading desert rain.

Hope carries on the wind,

                        in the wind,

                                    and sometimes is the wind

                                                of whispered prayers.

Tomorrow carries on the wind,

                        in the wind

                                    and sometimes is the wind

                                                of soaring birds.

Writing carries on the wind,

                        in the wind

                                    and sometimes is the wind

                                                of Heaven.