Liftoff Poems - Poems about Liftoff

STARSHIP SATOR AREPO

...STARSHIP SATOR AREPO*
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"Sator Arepo is part of the Sator Square, an ancient Latin palindrome consisting of five words: Sator, Arepo, Tenet, Opera, and Rotas. It...

To Fly

...It would be a pure adrenaline freedom thrill to fly.
Flight motion is a dreamy adventure I would savor. 
How excited I would be to Peter Pan the sky.

I feel certain the atmosphere would gladly c...

Few Cars for Liftoff

...few cars for liftoff
disappointed by “no-go”
sighs and shrugs
but in 1969
it was a parking lot high
...

The Presser

...the Buzz, Collins, Armstrong, applause.
first man, there were three
earthlings who were projected into space.
crowded, not of this world
of celebration and glory.
before lights flashing...

I Was a Jump, Skip and a Hop

...i ignored their existence, except for one snapshot.
i didn’t know you could shop. i was not caught

up in the spiral, the velocity, the thunder to the top.
where was i? i was a jump, skip and a h...

1959

...A super seismic year
Eargasmically one to revere

Sweet pulsating sounds
Bebop starting to slow down

Yes! A new, brand new form from an "OLD"
A new form that is undefined but feels good to th...

Santa Wishes You a Blooming Christmas

...SANTA WISHES YOU A BLOOMING CHRISTMAS

Oh deer, did the night drone on and on,
the liftoff of a midnight clear.
Away from The Pole, he drinks a ton of beer,
and plants...

Horsepower

...Horsepower
David J Walker

It occurs to me that while
Horses can run
Could they actually pull a
Rocketship past the moon 
Headed to the sun? 
Apollo 11, for instance,
And just for fun 
Is s...

Liftoff

...Phrases string together,
letters front to back

Birds of the same feather,
in each other’s tracks

Marching toward transcendence,
words reformed and strong

Flocking into unison
—flying int...

Bullets Flying

...Bullets bullets flying, hitting there targets from afar
Blood dripping from a bandage with looks of fear
Tiny tiny pellets within, exploding going through helmets
Snipers pinning down these hero's...

Courage

...From birth I knew my hero
I called him “Tony”
Drafted in 1967
No choice to go or stay

To young to drink or vote
He went to war for this country
On September 16th 1968
He was brought down by ...

Ultimate Sunset

...Ultimate Sunset
by Michael R. Burch

for my father, Paul Ray Burch, Jr. 

he now faces the Ultimate Sunset,
his body like the leaves that fray as they dry,
shedding their vital fluids (who kno...

Free Fall To Liftoff

...Free Fall to Liftoff

for my father, Paul Ray Burch, Jr. 

I see the longing for departure gleam
in his still-keen eye, 
                                   and I understand his desire
to test ...

Cottage Closing

...Back to the city we go
We leave you winter ghosts
To sway away on your hanger hosts
Until next year or never more

It depends on my poor dad
If he can dress himself
Next spring
Still in his U...

The Dove Does Fly Away--

...And I feel, feel so empty
Feel so empty inside
I oh! I,  I can't fly
I can't FLY
I'm not shy...
And the dove does fly...
And the dove does fly away
to the heavens through the clear blue skies;...

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