Swooping
Higher!
Higher!
See me fly!
Swinging
Swooping
Through the sky!
Past the moon
Out to Mars
Farther!
Farther!
To the stars!
On and on
To outer space
Past the place where comets race
Z o o m i n g t h r o u g h
t h e
u n i v e r s e
T h e n
s l o w l y
s l o w e r
in reverse
the journey
homewards
home
to earth
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Higher!
See me fly!
Swinging
Swooping
Through the sky!
Past the moon
Out to Mars
Farther!
Farther!
To the stars!
On and on
To outer space
Past the place where comets race
Z o o m i n g t h r o u g h
t h e
u n i v e r s e
T h e n
s l o w l y
s l o w e r
in reverse
the journey
homewards
home
to earth
This poem is copyright (©) Elena de Roo 2025
About the Writer
Elena de Roo
Elena is a children's poet from New Zealand. She has a collection, 'Wizardry to Wētā Verse', published by The Cuba Press and her poems have appeared in anthologies and magazines in New Zealand, Australia, USA and the UK.
