Whose lunar cycles form the tune
To which all womenkind must dance,
Has its secret side enhanced
As the Chinese, keen to prove their worth,
Have sent a module up from Earth
Which, thanks to relay and high tech,
Has with success just made the trek
Around the Moon in Outer Space
And on its Far Side found a place
In a crater's gaping maw
Where it can tentatively explore!
"Man-on-the-Moon" in Sixty-Nine
Made the headlines then, big time
But as the Space Race has abated
Some see such trips as overrated.
Imagine - losing links with Earth!
This 'Made-in-China' finds a berth
In an eerie atmosphere unknown
Dark, cold, silent - and alone...
Rumours buzz; should we believe
The Chinese have cards up their sleeve?
Is this gentle amble through the stars
A prelude to their real aim – Mars?
(c) Poet in the woods 2019
Model of the Chang'e lunar module
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