Over the Moon
I wasn't doing anything
On Sunday afternoon
So I built myself a rocket
And I’m going to the moon.
It is blue and red and purple
It is yellow green and brown
And it only has two buttons
One for up and one for down.
But going into space can be
An awful lot of fuss
You can't get there by bicycle
Or double decker bus.
That’s why I had to build myself
A great big rocket ship,
My mum has put some biscuits
In my lunchbox for the trip.
I’m getting up at seven
And I’m setting off at eight
So if you’re coming with me
Please be early
Don't be late!
On Sunday afternoon
So I built myself a rocket
And I’m going to the moon.
It is blue and red and purple
It is yellow green and brown
And it only has two buttons
One for up and one for down.
But going into space can be
An awful lot of fuss
You can't get there by bicycle
Or double decker bus.
That’s why I had to build myself
A great big rocket ship,
My mum has put some biscuits
In my lunchbox for the trip.
I’m getting up at seven
And I’m setting off at eight
So if you’re coming with me
Please be early
Don't be late!
This poem is copyright (©) John Dredge 2026
About the Writer
John Dredge
John Dredge has had his work broadcast on BBC Radio London and BBC 6Music. He has been published in The Manchester Post, The Morecambe Poetry Festival Anthology, and the Dirigible Balloon children’s anthology Sky Surfing. He has also had work shown as part of an exhibition run by The Poetry Society.
