Thoughts From A Space Rocket Poem by Angela Wybrow

Well, here I am! I'm off in to Space;
It will be another six months until I see your face.
As I sit here in the rocket at the Cosmodrome,
I'll be thinking of the mission, but also of home.
My biggest dream is about to come true;
I'm looking forward to the incredible view
From the International Space Station far up above;
Back down to Earth, I'll be sending my love.

From Earth, I'll be over two hundred miles.
I'll miss your hugs; I'll miss your smiles.
I'll miss the smell of your favourite perfume,
The smell of your baking and our garden in bloom.
I'll miss having a pint down at the pub,
Going for walks and Great British grub.
I'll really miss our time spent together,
Family days out and the changes in weather.
Orbiting the Earth for well over a hundred days,
I'll miss your touch and your cute little ways.
I'll miss my Mum; I'll miss my Dad,
But I'll enjoy my time spent working with the other lads.
I'll desperately miss our two little boys -
Their cheeky grins and their everyday noise.
I'll miss reading them stories in bed at night;
Kissing them tenderly, then turning off their light.

To have been chosen for this mission, I am delighted;
I feel so proud and so incredibly excited.
Nothing on Earth can ever quite prepare
Me for the life I'll be leading up there.
I'm sure that it's going to feel really weird
Living in Space, wearing protective gear.
But the experience I'm sure will be just great -
To be blasted in to Space, I just can't wait.
There's a really important job to be done;
There'll be challenges, yes, but we'll have some fun.
For six whole months, I'll be far, far away,
But until I'm back home, I'll be counting the days.