I remember when they waved goodbye, <br /> and left the earth behind <br />A roar, then an explosion <br />Indelible in my mind. <br /> <br />That crew was a mosaic <br />Of America that year; <br />White, Black Female, Asian <br />All represented here. <br /> <br />There was a teacher on the flight <br />Her school kids looking on <br />How hard then to explain to them <br />That Mrs. McAuliffe’s gone. <br /> <br />.Like Drake upon the Ocean <br />of an earlier place and time. <br />They died while on a mission <br />to expand the human mind. <br /> <br />They waved goodbye that morning <br />Slipped the surly bonds of sod <br />And set out on their journey <br />To touch the face of God.<br /><br />John F. McCullagh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-challenger-seven/
