The Captain's Secret Poem by Adeline Foster

The Captain's Secret

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The Captain's Secret

In that land of make-believe,
Where only children aren't deceived,
I'm the captain of an update spaceship car.

By day a sun's bright ray
Hides my space ships as I play,
So adults never know just where they are.

I play with little cars,
Pretend that I'm a man from Mars,
And no one ever knows I've come this far.

But in the sky at night
Any stars that come in sight
Are just the fleet of a seasoned spacecraft tar.*

My craft is very fast;
I thrill the grown-ups with my blast,
Who think that they have seen a shooting star.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: childhood ,poem
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
*tar: sailors of long ago were called "tars" because of the tar that they smeared on the ships to make them water-proof.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
John I Nash 25 October 2016

Adeline has disproved one of my strongest beliefs: that Invading a child's mind is a very difficult task and at best has very limited success. This poem captures the unique ability of a child's imagination. Wonderful job and a lesson learned for me. John I Nash

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Maya Hanson 01 April 2014

beautiful! Keep writing

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Hazel Durham 23 February 2014

Beautiful escape back to childhood, where dreams are reality of each new day, imagination is a brighter world!

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Ken E Hall 18 February 2014

Delightful look at the captain of make believe pity the world was like it when we grow up...charming poem...regards

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Bri Edwards 07 February 2014

i haven't read the poem yet, but i shall, as i wish to know the secret. will i actually learn what the secret is? but then it won't be a secret! as for the poet note: maybe people who wax cars for a living should be calls waxes? adeline, the last line was the frosting on the cake. thanks for sharing the poem and the rhymes especially. bri :)

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Adeline Foster

Adeline Foster

Instructor of poetry, Hagerstown, MD
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