{"id":370,"date":"2025-04-08T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:38:09","slug":"star-voyage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/04\/08\/star-voyage\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Voyage"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a boy I know who wants to be on the first manned mission to Spica.<\/em><\/p>\n

The stars are calling, calling, calling
\nAcross the sea of space and time
\nAnd I am running to where they\u2019re sprawling
\nAnd I will make them mine!<\/p>\n

With my rocket wrapped around me
\nAnd a sail of dust and fire
\nThe planets will surround me
\nAnd I will pass them by.<\/p>\n

Mars salutes my passing
\nCeres sees me on.
\nJupiter sends me dashing
\nAnd Saturn comes along.<\/p>\n

Neptune leads to Pluto
\nAnd Comets flirt their tails.
\nTesting all that you know
\nAs we catch star-wind in our sails.<\/p>\n

The stars are calling, calling, calling
\nAcross a sea of space and time.
\nAnd I have come where they are calling
\nAnd I will make them mine!<\/p>\n

Star Voyage<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2025 all rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a boy I know who wants to be on the first manned mission to Spica. The stars are calling, calling, calling Across the sea of space and time And I am running to where they\u2019re sprawling And I will make them mine! 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