Astronomical Poems | Examples


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Premium Member Beginning to End

Quasi-star, Quasimodo, Quasimandias for sure
Eating stars, black holes, and planets, celestialities galore

It's no wonder it's so big with an appetite like that
Galumphing through the universe not caring where it's at

The size of a hundred thousand skies, you go just where you please
The only thing left in your wake won't even raise a breeze

Nature abhors a vacuum and this might just be the model
Of what happens when God himself is leaning on the throttle

Of a cosmic train that's runaway and making it's own tracks
Leaving holes where 'ere it goes, whether white or red or black

They'll be here until the end, where they'll spend their final eons
At the end of which comes something we can't readily agree on

Which is fitting for this splitting and emitting long enduring
A Providential palindrome... as enigmatic as alluring

Premium Member BEEMED MOON

BEEMED MOON

The moon, seeking light,
Nightly sneaks out to sunbathe;
Her fulfillment gained:-
What a phenomenal thing!
Sunbathing during the night:-

Premium Member Acute Childhood Astronomical Paranoia

In the sky, a brightly shining sun
is sending rays to catch someone, 
but 'neath the trees I swiftly run.  

Now, the hunt is taken by the moon,
but she won't snatch me very soon.
I peek from bed at that cratered goon,

who, undaunted, does then recruit
reinforcements, evil stars that shoot 
twinkles at me, in hot pursuit, 

but I'm laughing, oh so loud, 
stars in bed, sun behind a shroud. 
What's this - I'm chased by a cloud!

Everything in the heavens, high, 
is after me, an important guy.  
Do you know the reason why?


Premium Member Astronomical Aggravations

Two Empire State Buildings fly by Earth
Phobos will crash into Earth on Mars Day
Careless Martians created our universe in Pluto's lab
Pluto walks a tightrope over underestimated solar flares

Premium Member Astronomical

astronomical
industrialization
abomination



AP:  Honorable Mention 2021

Astronomical Encompassing

Awaiting bristled whisper of ghost jounced leaves
Lain gazing galaxies far from terra's tarpaulin roof 
Exciting diamonds claw for cosy navy ink reprieve 
Hark my insignificance in succinct majesty's truth


Hushed by muchness, my warmth absorbs His plenty
Lapped by luminous lure, iced gateau half eaten moon 
Crumbled among sudden calm of Master's immensity
Awash in melodic acknowledgement, midnight's tune


Flung hungry flouresce of surged fireflies fighting 
Tenure very temporary, attempt to reach realisation 
Spread as cake laden table, sugary array imbibing 
Drunk on the gifts of gateau smile faced dedication 


Heavy sun slumbers elsewhere, heat not apparent 
Reality rests unreadable, dispelled from night haven
Swum in wonder of dark desire, denying my errant
Shot stars instrusive find my heart entirely enslaven





               19th October 2020 


    Written for Contest : Collaboration 
           Sponsored by: Silent One


Astronomical Haiku Senryu

the universe....
                                         maybe big enough for one more
                                         car and candy bar

Premium Member The Astronomical Mighty Maybe

By the time you see me,
I'll be a long since past;
By the time you read me,
Your fortune will be cast.
While I brighten your night
With my twinkling light,
Know that your very existence...
Is but a miracle of might.



7.2.2020

You Are A Star Poetry Contest
N/A Judged 7/8/2020

Premium Member Astronomical Envy of Astronaut Spirit

A merry display of earth’s socks from space.
They’re head over heels — a holiday ace.
Their Santa hats rock
with floating pom flocks.
These weightless bioches from space.

12/26/2018

Astronomical

I live in deep space
But you cannot follow me
To live in the stars

Astronomical

ASTRONOMICAL

tempo of the ocean
drama of the season
planet acrobatics
catapulting
streamlining
generating
speed

how…

extravagant
our drunken heart
needs
seem


© Kim van Breda—10 December 2015

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