Revolution
Many moons ago
Copernicus, you know
Unearthed that planets dance around the sun
The earth, it seemed, was not
The central turning spot
Around which universal bodies spun
Then came Galileo
Another spacey fellow
Who thought Copernicus was quite correct
But the church became afraid
Of the viewpoints being made
So they locked him up to mute his intellect
But before these confrontations
As he peered at constellations
Through his telescope, he soon discovered more
While the earth had only one,
A greater distance from the sun
Was Jupiter with moons that totaled four
Now centuries down the track
As we marvel, looking back
Just how very brave these innovators were
Giving birth to modern science
With their obstinate defiance
Means that trips to outer space can now occur