From fiction to reality

Now is the time to achieve the incredible,

To see what was then invisible;

Now is the time to reach to the star,

To break the bonds of near and far;

Now is the time to contact the aliens,

To seek the truth hidden from billions;

Now is the time to come at par,

With advanced civilisations that seem a far;

Shrink the galaxies to the size of mice,

To make universe look different and nice;

Now is the time to travel faster than light,

It’s really the time to prove man’s might;

This union of man and science,

Can bring huge wonder and pride;

Now is the time to travel through a black hole,

To conquer the universe as a whole;

Let’s develop the machine of time,

To travel into past and change the prime;

Let’s make arrangements for an inter-planetary war,

Prepare our D.N.A for travelling afar;

21st century is knocking at the door,

But these developments seem at far moor;

Newton, Einstein and Stephen have set the way,

So make haste and lets not delay;

Let’s turn into reality what seemed to be fiction,

So its time to complete our mission

There behind the clouds did I see your face,

With all that warmth and all that grace,

Spreading your arms, yearning to embrace,

With tears in your eyes calling me apace;

I rushed to you with all my pace,

There in your arms to have a place,

Just then it struck you lived in space,

Among that moon ‘n’ stars that ablaze;

I tried to fly but found no trace,

I prayed to god and much to his praise

I was in your arms to stay there always,

And all those down cried for the phase

Coz I was dead and beyond their chase,

I left all bounds, I left all ways,

Oh mother! I am here in your lap to lie always;

No more behind those clouds do I see your face........

— Ritika Mittal (16)