There once was a man with a yellow hat

who thought that the nearest galaxy

was not all that far. He then built a
ship out of straw and steel and powered
it with potatoes and rye. Aboard the
ship was a fireplace and a comfortable chair
a table made of maple and an armoire encrusted
with mother of perl. A tea kettle on the wood
stove, and a moose head on the wall
kept watch on the ship while the man prepared his
journey. He climbed aboard with his favorite cat Stu,
a one-eyed parrot and the picture of a woman with a
tattoo. As the ship took off, to never come back,
the cat meowed and the parrot bit his neck.
The ship is in due couse, at the speed of a thousand knots.
Floating in the night sky a faint purple glow
Shows the main potato thruster burning away.
One day they'll arrive and a feast will await.
The man will be old and his beard will have grown.
In the meanwhile its just waiting, and waiting,
And reading a book when he is tired of waiting.
One day he will arrive at M31 and ride its spiral
of light while striking his cat. But till then
it's just waiting, and waiting. And talking to
the parrot when he is tired of waiting.