Lost in Space
When Apollo 11 landed on the Moon—that’s
a famous day—did you know there was one
small
thing no one heard after Neil Armstrong took his step
on the Moon? For
real, he said, “a”
before “man,”
but no one
heard it! A tiny word lost immediately in the giant
space of space. It made its little letter leap,
a satellite of sound, that for
a moment, began, but never finished, its orbit of mankind.
a famous day—did you know there was one
small
thing no one heard after Neil Armstrong took his step
on the Moon? For
real, he said, “a”
before “man,”
but no one
heard it! A tiny word lost immediately in the giant
space of space. It made its little letter leap,
a satellite of sound, that for
a moment, began, but never finished, its orbit of mankind.
This poem is copyright (©) Lisa Roullard 2025
About the Writer
Lisa Roullard
Lisa resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her family and Onyx the black cat. Her poems for children can be found in Little Thoughts Press, The Toy, and Parakeet.
