Science Lyric Poems

Lungs like burnt paper—
folded too many times
by hands that forgot
how to be gentle.

Morning comes with wires.
He wears machines like
second lungs,
ghosts that sleep beside him
and hum.

Each...

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At Nahal Oz, Hamas hurled a substance weird
It burst into flames, released a gas to be feared
Jews suffocated in minutes, but we don’t know 
Who...

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I was new at the Jewish senior home
In the center garden I saw old man read a tome
I asked his name, to start a conversation,...

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I have measured the math of a mustard seed,  
     traced the geometry of origin,  
   ...

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Tell me, my friend,  
does infinity not unsettle your reason,  
or is it a comfort—to believe it meaningless?  

Look beyond the rust...

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She had been indoctrinated to believe her country was free
But she hit the tripwires, had nowhere to flee
She learned the hard way that what she'd...

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His meds kept Andrew sane
He lived with us, no one to blame
But one day he refused his pills
I knew what that meant, a battle of...

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Off the forest trails, where bushwhackers stray,  
Restless Mary ducked branches, left her screen that day.  
She was startled when a Horned owl...

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I trusted all doctors, thought they know best
So many years learning, a noble quest
They want to do well by helping you
But from any kind of...

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From the cradle, I leaned left before I could even talk,  
Tossing my applesauce leftward before I could walk.  
I marched in every...

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O My beloved Lord Jesus,
You mean everything to me
From sea to shining sea,
To my beloved homeland,
that waves the Star spangled
Banner, our American flag,
Sometimes it's called...

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This is based on Thomas Dolby's great song: She Blinded Me With Science.  If you've never listened to it, I'd recommend doing so; it's...

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I woke up this mornin’ and my phone was playin’
A song about mornin’ rain
How did my phone know that it was rainin’?
I guess it’s smart...

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by Max Burchett

Black swans are a thing.
That thing never seen before,
Not known to exist,
What has never happened before.

If you can think of it,
Can expect or...

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[Verse 1]
Vikram lands so softly
Modi on the moon
India cries out victory
Modi on the moon
Pragyan rover ready
Modi on the moon
ISRO team so steady
Modi on, Modi on...

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