Poetry

Falling Star: The Hodges Meteorite Monument, Sylacauga, Alabama

History’s Only Known Meteorite Victim

History’s Only Known Meteorite Victim (a true story) It was just an ordinary chondritefragment the experts saidbut it landed on Ann Hodgesnearly knocking her dead Celestial body 1685 Torowas traveling outward from the sunwhen a meteorite broke awayputting citizens on the run Breaking into three pieceswhen entering Earth’s atmospherethe largest fragment wasthe size of a

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Bloody Well Right

Speak Up When You’re Bloody Well Right

Speak Up When You’re Bloody Well Right Abused by wanton disregardDon’t go slow, don’t let down your guardJaded views versus honed beliefsTry hard to preserve your motifsAvoid souls obviously marred Choosing words wisely in your fightShouting loudly with all your mightDo not hold back, let your words flyYour voice resonates in the skySpeak up when

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Sunset Blue over Lake Mitchell, Alabama

Sunset Blue

Sunset Blue Until three days ago I never saw a sunset blue it wasn’t a bad omen quite the opposite is true A handsome young manwas the center of attentionit was graduation daya fact I probably should mention Celebration was in ordercommencing a new life phasecollege life now behind himsun setting on those days The

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Air Pollution and the Milky Way

Air Pollution and the Milky Way (the history of air pollution) The first pictures arrived from Mars today Our beautiful Milky Way galaxy was on full display I’m telling you now, for whatever it’s worth We once had that precious view right here on Earth Our once pristine sky was our window to the universe

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Vanquished Hope

Vanquished Hope ‘tis foolish to think hope doth lives tangible evidence in the trees man keeps taking but never gives forces the forest to its knees balloons released never returned escaped love disappears forever important lessons never learned nourished souls forthcoming never all hope is vanquished despair the new rule shout out in anguish hope

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The Men Who Saved The World

The Men Who Saved The World His name was Nikolai Vavilov Perhaps you’ve never heard of Before the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seeds required protection from assault Germany invaded Leningrad, 1941 Protecting seeds became job one Refusing to eat seeds, men starved instead So all of humanity could be fed —— Image: Seeds at the

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