Best Isaac Asimov Poems
Whither To, IcarusHow high can we fly?
(After all, we must try!)
Like the mythical Icarus
Can we touch the sky?
Yo, the answer is 'Yes.'
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Categories:
isaac asimov, flying, sky, space,
Form:
Rhyme
The Rest Is Yet To ComeIsaac Asimov wrote of scenarios unimaginable
Robot companions and industry-wide takeovers
His 1940 classic, "I Robot," is now quite actionable
If anything, a bit outdated, ripe for a make-over
In the 1950's we marveled at the audacity
A woman totally...
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Categories:
isaac asimov, future, science, science fiction,
Form:
Rhyme
Beware the Banning of Books and SpeechI’m not sure what’s happening in this country…sometimes I think it’s being overrun by fools…in some states they’re banning books…in my state, Florida, they’re banning talking about gender and sexuality in schools.
While closing up the bookstore the other night I was thinking how crazy can...
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Categories:
isaac asimov, freedom,
Form:
Rhyme
This Week*** THIS WEEK ***
(“If my doctor told me I had six minutes left to live, I wouldn’t
brood. I’d type a little faster.” Isaac Asimov)
The sliced portions of this week
Collapsed, an almost eloquent fall
Into a slow-motion slide
Of morsels
Then, still unnoticed, on into
The...
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Categories:
isaac asimov, encouraging, endurance, imagery, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse