The Little Astronaut

The little astronaut got turned around

Is she right side up or upside down?

(She’s used to being on the ground)

It’s weird in space with no sound.

It’s quiet and it’s nice

But this isn’t her first time in space

(She has already been there twice!)

She likes what it does to her hair

How it stands straight up in the air

And how she finally doesn’t care

What anybody thinks.

She does a little moonwalk

And she’ll bop around on Mars

It’s funny up there all alone

No buses, trains or cars.

No family and no friends,

Just some gigantic floating rocks,

And the little astronaut’s favorite hot pink socks!

She does her standard science tests

Collecting samples here and there

Looking out in the big big universe,

Giving it a stare.

“Hello!!” She says, “Is anyone out there?

I’ve got a cookie, and I’ll share!”

But nothing.

Only silence.

Soon she’ll make the voyage home

On that blue little spec down below

But for now she’ll sit back, relax

And enjoy the big star show.