Twin of Apollo, Artemis,
Goddess of the Wilderness;
She who, fleet of foot, would go
A-hunting in the moon’s bright glow…
Now finds herself, aloft, airborne
From Mount Olympus rudely torn
Re-branded NASA’s shining light
Harbinger of new lunar flight !
That sense of mystery pervades!
She shoots her bolt o’er darkened shades
The Galaxy her target now
What distances will Man allow?
Zeus’s daughter shows no fear
Her Grecian locks stream everywhere
Symbol of celestial might
Her name – evocative - seems right!
(c) Poet in the Woods 2022
The NASA Artemis Mission - Cape Canaveral, Florida
September 2022: flight postponed twice due to technical problems but finally took off on 16th November, 2022!
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