POEM: Neil Armstrong’s moon landing
July 20th, 1969. At the age of 13, I witnessed one of the most important happenings during my lifetime.
By The Newsroom
19th Sep 2012, 5:20pm - 1 min read
I watched a man walk somewhere other than on the earth.
Neil Armstrong put the first footprint on the moon.
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Hide AdA reluctant celebrity, he shied away from fame.
He may have said: “This is a small step for a man”
But he put a stamp on history forever
And now he has taken his “giant leap” into the next world,
Leaving us to remember that long night.
It was a starry one and the moon shone.
Angela Greenwood
Burnley