Other Lives (Con't)
	As I stood and watched,					Recently as I watched,
	Yet another scene did unfold.					It lifted with a roar.
	There was a babe					Slowly, slowly at first,
	Shivering and cold.					Then it began to soar.
	In a wooden trough					From the concrete it started,
	Did he lay.					With a tremendous blast.
	Still wrinkled and white					The red flames coming
	He had yet to see the day.					Very hot and fast.
	To those around him					As it reached the sky,
	He did seem to delight.					It started to gain speed.
	It was as if					To the laws of gravity,
	He were cloaked in light.					It paid no heed.
	Out of the fields					The higher it went,
	Came men to gaze.					The more speed it sought.
	He will be the greatest,					Against the pull of the earth,
	Said they in praise.					It fought and fought.
	From afar came others,					As I squinted and watched,
	Each bearing a gift.					It seemed to disappear.
	As they presented them					Was it still there,
	Their spirits did lift.					Or should I shed a tear?
	As older he grows,					Then with a final push,
	His wisdom will increase.					It was plain to see,
	The truths he tells					As it reached orbit,
	Will never cease.					It was really free.
	This is the Christ					The earthly astronauts
	We are told.					All secure in their spacecraft,
	His story					Have left mother earth
	Will never grow old.					Upon a tiny raft.
								Ivan