Founded in the fall of 1991, Laurel Moon is Brandeis' oldest, national literary publication. Each issue we publish features original work from undergraduate students.
—The Safire Memo, “In Event of Moon Disaster” from July 18, 1969.
Fate ordained
the man who went to the man to explore in peace will stay
to rest.
The brave man, arms strong, knows there is no hope
for their recovery. But also know there is hope
for man—kind in their sacrifice.
The two: man lying down lives in man;
a kind’s most noble search.
They will be mourned—be mourned—be
their families; be mourned—their nation; mourned by
the people of the world; they will be mourned—because
a mother, an Earth dared send two of her sons to be known.
In exploration [explosion],
stirred people of the world feel as one the sacrifice, bind—
bind—bind more tightly
than the brothers of a man.
In ancient man, look at stars and sew heroes
in the constellations.
In modern times, we do much the same,
heroes as epics of blood.
Follow, and surely—follow and find the way home.
Man, search
be denied. Be these,
man were the first and will remain.
For every man be the being who looks up at the moon
in the night. Come to me—come
to me—come to me—come
to your will. Know
there is some corner of another world
that is forever mankind.