Laika / a Triversen style poem
"Quiet and charming" Laika was the logical
choice of a trio of cosmonaut dogs to be
the first to orbit the earth in the name of science
Mushka was chosen to stay behind on earth
as the control dog with whom to compare
the mass of data received from cold space
Albina, as backup, had already ridden inside
a rocket, twice!, successfully recovered before
Laika's flight - which was sadly to be one way
Thus in the name of science Laika's nose was
affectionately kissed and she wished bon voyage
before her capsule was closed... then whoosh!
In retrospect Laika's heroic sacrifice in space
was deemed egregious - though yielding some
necessary science as a precursor for man's flight
This once wary and stealthy dog of the streets
in one rendition was last seen frolicking over
the rainbow bridge with quite the doggy tale to tell
3/22/2023 r. 3/24/2023
Next: beach, loop, asking, mystery, glass, parrot
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor