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For Maggie, Eldritch and all the rest don\u2019t seem so far out of reach any more.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fire and wind breath through the night
\nHope follows close, chasing the light.
\nCandles flare brightly and answer the stars,
\nAnd echoes of laughter claim what is ours.<\/p>\n

Hands reaching upwards to follow the flame
\nOf rocket ships burning the future to tame,
\nAnd men welcome Luna after so long away
\nAnd build with their laughter a new place to stay.<\/p>\n

Then once they\u2019ve grounded themselves in the stars
\nThey turn to their vessels and set sail to Mars.
\nThere they are met by a warrior grim
\nWith tears in his eyes that we made it to him!<\/p>\n

Once more comes building, then we turn further on
\nTo greet Jove and then Saturn and Pluto e\u2019er long.
\nAnd even old Pluto, dark and alone
\nCannot yet hold us, or not very long.<\/p>\n

The stars that are calling are now in our reach
\nTo those who risk falling they loudly beseech.
\nBoard now that vessel, how far will it go?
\nAnd the wonders of ages the stars gladly show.<\/p>\n

Outward Bound<\/em> copyright \u00a9 Heather Strickler 2026 all rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Maggie, Eldritch and all the rest don\u2019t seem so far out of reach any more. Fire and wind breath through the night Hope follows close, chasing the light. Candles flare brightly and answer the stars, And echoes of laughter claim what is ours. Hands reaching upwards to follow the flame Of rocket ships burning… Read More Outward Bound<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,13],"tags":[28,19,12,20,11,17,30,18,25],"class_list":["post-598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-adventure","tag-childrens","tag-hope","tag-mood","tag-poetry","tag-story","tag-thoughts","tag-whimsy","tag-wonder"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parUcj-9E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":370,"url":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/04\/08\/star-voyage\/","url_meta":{"origin":598,"position":0},"title":"Star Voyage","author":"Heather","date":"April 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"For a boy I know who wants to be on the first manned mission to Spica. 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