Forever a Monument

He walked on the moon
With one small step for a man
He began
What would soon

Prove to be man’s greatest leap
For decades beyond comprehension to come
For we haven’t gone anywhere else since that moment

But he was there then and forever a monument
To what can be done
When we leap

His effort a boon
To the legacy of man
For with his small step he began
A course that leads to beyond this planet’s doom

   -gl-

In honor of Neil Armstrong…