Love Birds
...Moshpit Romance
two lovebird nerds
By:Bird's Eye View
The Peasant and Turkey
The horse and the Cow
churk and ah gimerro
Aurelius sow these seeds for me
in this rich Rio River mud
Aurelius
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Categories:
centauri, america, character, chicago, film,
Form: Ballad
Cosmic
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Written: May 13, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Ink Empress
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Beyond Mars, there are no cosmic conflicts~
just...
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Categories:
centauri, adventure,
Form: Verse
Harvest of Stars
...Harvest of Stars
Look up!
Sparkling autumn stars above swirl in the Milky Way
Glittering umber, gold and fire of astral leaves
Streak through star dust of light years
Twirling in the gradual a...
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Categories:
centauri, night, stars,
Form: Free verse
Old Light Old Dust
...L Light is old, some 10 billion years late
I I see light that started coming from distant stars, late
G God is so careful to provide for us; our Sun does more than others: less late
H HIStory may ...
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Categories:
centauri, 12th grade, appreciation, christian,
Form: Acrostic
Autumn Stars
...Autumn Stars
Autumn stars mature in the swirling Milky Way,
Umber, gold and fire of astral leaves
Twirling in the gradual autumnal transition sway
Under falling aster stars born of grace
Miss...
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Categories:
centauri, autumn, stars,
Form: Acrostic
3 Poems
...Sy Roth - 3 Poems
12/17/20130 Comments
Picture
Silence
I’ve dreamt often that she crept deep
Into my cellular structure,
Some time in the nightfall of my being
And planted deeply into my...
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Categories:
centauri, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Alpha Centauri
...Will you believe if only humans exist?
I'm sure everyone has wondered.
Our solar system is in a difficult stage.
It has several different types of stars.
Planets, the same as our planetary syste...
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Categories:
centauri, adventure, color, confusion, earth,
Form: Free verse
Self Reflections
...SELF REFLECTIONS
These are poems about mirrors, images, self-image, reflections, impressions and self-reflection.
Self Reflection
by Michael R. Burch
for anyone struggling with self-image...
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Categories:
centauri, identity, image, imagery, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Reflection From Alpha Centauri
...I lost my religion on a clear night in June
From Alpha Centauri I gazed at Earth’s
mere microbic
inhabitants;
Insignificant in the cel...
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Categories:
centauri, humanity, self, universe,
Form: Verse
A 'Love' Comet Tale
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In the dimming dawn of pulsar uncertainty,
asteroidal tear projections of past launch failures
boosted the fear of rejection
It made you afraid of me ... and my shy Virgo intentions
Un...
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Categories:
centauri, allusion, encouraging, hope, romantic
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Constellation Prize
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The muse time travelers fatefully freewill say,
this love of ours was written long ago in the stars
But presently, my earthling feelings
is Venus empty
Got no romantic future happeni...
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Categories:
centauri, fun, love, satire, silly,
Form: Romanticism
Catch a Ride On a Comet
...Catch a ride on the tail of a comet
Breakneck speed: Hold on to your bonnet!
Dodge bits and pieces of space-debris
Obstacle course on the celestial sea
See the planets as they orbit the...
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Categories:
centauri, flying, planet, star, universe,
Form: Rhyme
Warrior Poets
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We warrior poets
calligraphy ride boldly into the foggy fray
Our ancient, iron-will pens
are always getting battle-tested
time and time again by cloudy blot resistance
We always r...
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Categories:
centauri, dedication, poets, tribute, truth,
Form: Epic
Alpha Centauri
...Have put away my sleigh, snow's all disappeared
We all react differently, some cheer, some jeer
I'm in the “former” category
From distant Alpha Centauri
4.37 light-years from us, that's d...
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Categories:
centauri, adventure,
Form: Limerick
Gazing Galaxies
...A dance divine with a celestial convivial chime
Gazing galaxies upon a midnight summer's breeze
Wormholes waking as the nesting nebulae are baking
Star cluster smiles twinkling traverse the many m...
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Categories:
centauri, beauty, philosophy, space,
Form: Free verse
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