Mr. Spock Has
Beamed Up.
I heard the
news today, so sad
About a
childhood friend I had
I left the
crowd and hung my head
Because I heard
that Spock was dead
We met daily
when I got home
And far across
the stars we roamed
Logic was his
life and way
That so many
times had saved the day
Kirk, and I,
and Mr. Spock
Explored new
worlds at five o’clock
We took an hour
to overcome
What some enemy
had gone and done
And along the
way we learned to live
What to hold to
and what to give
And before each
episode could end
We remembered
the power of having friends
“Live long and
prosper”, Spock would say
And we departed
until another day
At warp factor
six through the starry skies
Across the
galaxy flew the Enterprise
I dream still
of planets, far
And often look
up to the stars
I wonder if man
will ever go
I wonder if
we’ll ever know
The magic of
interstellar flight
Through the
galaxy’s eternal night
With my friends
I have often gone
But too soon we
all depart alone
I heard the
news today, so sad
About a
childhood friend I had
I must admit
how I cried
The day they
told me Nimoy died.
James Frady
© February 27,
2015
