We set our boots on lunar dust,
We rode the fire, defied the rust.
We left the Earth, so small, so bright,
And danced upon the edge of night!
With hands of steel and minds of flame,
We forged ahead and staked our claim.
The Moon was but a stepping-stone,
To redder sands and worlds unknown!
So stoke the flames and brace the keel,
The stars await, the engines reel!
For men must roam where none have been,
To Mars, to Mars, and far between!
(By John Shenton)