Fueled

Fueled

by a million

man-made

wings of fire –

the rocket tore a tunnel

through the sky –

and everybody cheered.

Fueled

only by a thought from God –

the seedling urged its way

through thicknesses of black –

and as it pierced

the heavy ceiling of the soil –

and launched itself

up into space –

no

one

even

clapped.

-- Marcie Hans