One day, might our human journey
Tell a story beyond the Earth

That began with the Moon and Mars
Then out, and out, to stars and stars and stars…

To join the galaxies, manifest
In their gravitational dance

To forge through the unknown and turn
It to romance, romance.

To transcend all that spacetime holds
In mastery of cosmic realm
And breach the impossible that
No more shall overwhelm

Elude the manacles
Of physicality
And cradle time with awe
The present, after, and before.

To reach, with grace, for what’s out there
For the good of all life,
Everywhere.


by Sam Bartle 
(© Copyright  Sam Bartle 2025)