Legacy
Like a rock dropping
Into a pond, the ice-bright
Ship dives into space.
Her crew still intact,
Aging faces we know well
Man our hopes and dreams.
The sinking rock sends
Ripples through the still water,
Marking its passage.
And yet the ripples
Will cease to be, leaving the
Water still once more.
Enterprise remains,
Ripples moving without end
Unhindered by time.
We travel with them,
In good company well-met
Straight on till morning.