Ramon Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Job-Just Over Broke	Amy Pearson	Free verse	Free verse	ramon, inspiration, perspective,
	Luminous Obviousness	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	ramon, birthday,
	Endorse Rays Of Sun	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	ramon, birthday,
	Message Of New Dawn	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	ramon, birthday,
	Reverence	James Edward Lee Sr.	Free verse	Free verse	ramon, analogy, celebration, change, confidence,
	HEARTY CONGRATS	Ramon Osundiji	I do not know?	I do not know?	ramon, anniversary, art, blessing, books,
	WHAT IS LIFE	Ramon Osundiji	Imagism	Imagism	ramon, africa, cry,
	Satisfaction, Part 2 0f 4	Michael Coy	Blank verse	Blank verse	ramon, inspiration,
	Fair Ramon	Rico Leffanta	Limerick	Limerick	ramon, divorce, funny, humor, lost
	The Apollo Horizon	Justin Bordner	Epic	Epic	ramon, adventure, dedication, faith,
	Money	Criss Tripp	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramon, jobs, poems, poetry, today,
	Ramon	kristin gregoire	Classicism	Classicism	ramon, confusion, death, depression, friendship,
	my pain since u been gone	kristin gregoire	ABC	ABC	ramon, death, dedication, depression, life,
	The person who could not be replaced	Eric Kaesberg	Personification	Personification	ramon, friendship, loss, friend, life,
	Night	ramon rivero	Haiku	Haiku	ramon, nature
	Spring	ramon rivero	Choka	Choka	ramon, nature
	Japan and the Earthquake	ramon rivero	Free verse	Free verse	ramon, dedication
	I question my IQ	Mitch White	Rhyme	Rhyme	ramon, philosophy

Ramon Poem Example

The Apollo Horizon

I am not a sanctuary
do not come to me for sanctuary, 
I am a supernova,  the Saturn V rocket
prepared to penetrate the highest blue sky
with a 6.5 million pound payload ride,
my rocket shell steams in idle
while erect in your atmosphere
the liquid oxygen and hydrogen
of my pure propellant power
icing this body of heavenward explosion, 
I am your missile to a new mystery
catapulting you into breathtaking cosmic calamity, 
363 feet is my jolly height
diameter 33 feet of smooth solid girth,
the 2, 700 ton launch pad crawler has crept me
3 heavy miles in five grinding hours
to the isolated launch site
where the fuel lines whisper with cool commitment, 
the ocher orange launch tower
holds my black and white body with firm patience
as NASA ushers it's astronauts up to my command module,
the elevator raises them with a religious rise
to the top of my perfected danger,
as they cross the steel bridge between safety and stardom
their chests tighten with the pulse of unstoppable destiny,
breathing becomes their compass for bravery
they must have faith in me,
they must trust in my fire,
Neil, Edwin, and Michael feel the squeeze of straps and buckles
against the spacesuit vestments tailored for their outer space dare,
the instrument panels press into their senses
prayers remain in their eyes
countdown to the crossroads of oblivion and exploration begins,
T...Minus
10...We the People
9...of the United States of America
8...through the grace of the Almighty Creator
7...do hereby today, July 16th, 1969
6...extend our will and genius
5...into the realm of celestial existence
4...to better understand
3...the nature of life
2...and to teach ourselves and future children
1...that there is no place that we cannot go

J.A.B.

This poem is dedicated to all the Astronauts of Humanity. 
I would like to give special mention to the astronauts of the Apollo 11Lunar Mission,
Neil Armstrong,  Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins
along with Wernher Von Braun the great genius of rocketry. 
The astronauts of Apollo 11 landed on the lunar surface
July 20th, 1969 with a global audience viewing the epic achievement
live on television while Neil, so beautifully stated,
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind..."
Also, may the courageous and disciplined American astronauts
of the Apollo 1 Mission, Challenger and Discovery space shuttle tragedies Rest In Peace...
The crew of Apollo 1, Virgil Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee
burned to death inside the command module
during a test on the launch pad, January 27th, 1967.
The Challenger exploded shortly after launching,  January 28th, 1986
with crew Francis Scobee, Michael Smith, Ron McNair, Ellison Onizuka,
Judith Resnik, Greg Garvis, and Christa McAuliffe.
On February 1st, 2003 the Columbia shuttle exploded upon reentry
killing the entire crew Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson,
Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon.
They are heros...Justin A. Bordner

Poem Copyright © Justin Bordner