Make It So... Poem by Denis Martindale

The Captain of the Enterprise sat down upon his chair,
Serene, in charge and oh so wise, that's why they placed him there.
Controlling each scenario that came across his path,
By simply saying, 'Make it so', despite the aftermath.

For sometimes, weapons were discharged across the void of space,
As conquest after conquest marched, like frowns upon his face.
To leave him weary of the chase, the love affairs gone wrong,
Lack of sleep at the end of days that left him weak, not strong.

Picard pressed on, despite each loss, each cross he had to bear,
A rolling stone that had no moss, he travelled here and there.
Sometimes he even fought the foe, stood face-to-face with death,
Not simply saying, 'Make it so' quite gently on his breath.

When Q came to the Enterprise, he judged Man's history,
The wars in which each good man dies, the awesome travesty.
The Captain pleaded in that Court, the right to co-exist
And in that single precious thought, Q's Judgment Day was missed.

But Q persisted in his quest, to teach a thing or two,
Thus Enterprise must prove its best in all that it could do.
Thank God, the Captain's wisdom spared Mankind more than we know,
Much more than all the times he cared when saying, 'Make it so.'


Denis Martindale, copyright January 2016.


Here is a Star Trek Next Generation science fiction poem by Poemhunter poet Denis Martindale. In this poem, Denis introduces us to Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise, appearing in the TV episode Encounter at Farpoint. This story has the Captain's command catchphrase, 'Make it so'. More catchphrases are explained on the website Wikiquotes. After the Star Trek films, the Captain continues in further adventures in the TV series, entitled Picard, in which the character Q also appears.