Page 55 - Highlights 2022

Rocketry Sestina

by Nicole Rozanski '22

I watched it soar into the sky,
Watching it go filled us with joy.
my large model rocket.

It had gone up so high.
Popping open was the parachute
from the light wind.
My hair was blowing in the wind.

There were few clouds in the sky.
Air resistance went against the parachute.

Descending back to earth was the rocket,
it was no longer up high.
Its recovery made me feel joy.

I no longer felt joy.
There was an increase in the wind
its speed was very high.

This brought more clouds into the sky.
I was worried about the rocket

and feared for the durability of the parachute.
I started preparing the parachute

while hoping this flight could bring us joy.
Filled with wadding was the rocket.
Maya used the anemometer to track the wind.

We looked for airplanes in the sky,
we saw one up above pretty high.
We stopped and let the plane go up higher

and I made sure we had the 15-inch parachute.
Clear was the sky
that made us feel joy.
Yet again we checked the wind,

only 3 miles per hour, perfect for flying the rocket.
On the launch rod was the rocket.
We let it launch as it went up high.

There was a pickup in the wind.
the wind was not opening the parachute
I was worried, I could no longer feel joy.

Lower went the rocket in the sky.
There was a pop as the wind pushed against the parachute.

The rocket was going away from us, it was not high.

It hit the ground with a perfect time, that made us feel joy as it was no longer in the sky.

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