Noah's Rocket

We're just going to dive right into this one and save explanations for later.

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Quite a lot of years ago,
God said, "This all has to go."
"It's not how I imagined it.
Looks like the time has come to quit.
But hey, down there, I see a man,
who might help Me fulfill My plan."

So God whispered in Noah's ear,
"The end is coming, but don't fear."
"Get your children, wife, and you,
and all the creatures, two by two,
and put them in a moving shelter
before the rains come helter skelter."

So Noah thought, he racked his mind,
for a good way to save mankind,
until a lightbulb flashed within,
and Noah started to begin.

It took a while, but when done,
the thing they built shocked everyone.
It rose above the tallest tree,
the coolest thing you'd ever see.
So awesome, nobody would mock it,
they gaped in awe at Noah's Rocket.

It was a wonder to behold,
technology that broke the mold.
It must be said, there was a riot,
when folks heard that a chimp would fly it.

Hem, Sham, and Japheth almost died,
the exhaust nearly got them fried,
but it all worked out, they fixed the glitches,
they simply had to rewire the switches.

They counted the beasts, to make sure of attendance,
and slapped on a sticker, "We Brake For Repentance."
The countdown was started, "Five, four, three, two, one!"
and the rocket blazed forth, toward the fast-fading sun.

But they soon discovered, during their ascent,
that due to the rain coming down as they went,
the fiery blaze that kept the ship going,
was fast dissipating, the vessel was slowing.

They leaped from the cockpit (The animals too),
opened their chutes, and fell through the blue.
The rocket blew up in a large ball of fire,
and God shook His head at what just had transpired.

"Noah," He said, "Your heart is in place,
but the way of salvation is not outer space.
Gather the creatures, the horse and the goat,
and might I suggest, this time trying a boat?"
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So.........so.  Everything there is to be said has probably already been said, in this case.  It's a poem about Noah building a rocket.  What do you say to explain Noah building a rocket?

This one is actually the fault of my sister and uncle.  My seven-or-eight-year-old sister was drawing a picture of Noah and his Ark, and for some reason ended up drawing it tilting skyward.  My uncle rolled with it, filled the thing with animals, drew some rain and lightning (as I recall the lightning almost electrocuted a mischievous monkey poking his head out an Ark window), and called the finished product Noah's rocket.

Now, say you're interested in poetry.  If you get the words 'Noah's Rocket' into your head, aren't you going to write a poem about that concept?  Noah's Rocket.  It's practically poetic in and of itself, by idea alone.

It would also be an excellent name for a rock band.