Off World

OW
Season’s
Greetings to
All those serving
Under the Christmas
Star far away off world
In the dark or light of space
Cramped cold MREs warmed
On surfaces off limits for food
A set of rooms metal plastic
Memories of wood green
Plants real water milk
In cocoa and no one
Shooting at oneself
Dreaming of the
Blue sky and
A white
Cloud
Able to
Take a breath
In fresh open air.
Don’t forget to hang
Up your stockings
So Santa can
Leave you
A real
Orange
And dry socks,
An MO not stamped OW.
Oh, and thank you
For your OW
Service.