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November Sky

We stood at the edge
of the back yard,
next to the garage—
where I’d pretended to be
an astronaut in a
cardboard spaceship—
on a chill November night,
watching Sputnik II
arc across the sky.

I didn’t know why
he was rarely home—
or why it wasn’t always
like this when he was:
quiet,
steady,
present.
All I knew was the stars were out,
and he was beside me—
and Laika was

Categories: sputnik, 1st grade, dad, dog,
Form: Free verse

Sputnik Scare

Sputnik Scare

The beep-beep-beep signal scare,
From the Sputnik artificial satellite
Orbiting the earth; broadcast through air
Continued for twenty-two minutes
Until the batteries ran out.

The Russians are first in space!
And America is on edge:
Perceptions of a missile gap and space control,
To thoughts of a war with nuclear bombs;
As people watch for Sputnik circling the globe.

In response to the Red

Categories: sputnik, history, space, war,
Form: Verse

Sputnik and the Moon

You found me in a shadow,
By chance alone, and still.
Within a hole I came to know:
A burden; can't fulfill.

Buried nether stories,
I've welded to my spine:
Biopolitic territories,
Ancient ruins, un-divine.

I floated in that shadow,
Embracing darkness wet.
Drenching moisture—catacomb—
Until endured my Privyet.

Flickered 'hind the window glass,
Your eyes puckered in the lime,
To return and pass, iconic sass,
Greet, regurgitate its rhyme.

You

Categories: sputnik, america, light, love, men,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Sputnik and Other Vaccines

Sputnik and other vaccines 

The pandemic is a time when humankind is attacked nations should work together. Instead, it has become
a business propositions.
Who will sell the most vaccine (not necessarily the best)?
Who makes the most money for the Pharma industry?
And not the cost to the people who need it.
In an article in the Guardian several

Categories: sputnik, africa, anti bullying, arabic,
Form: Blank verse

Amy and Sputnik

dollops of dander
mighty mousers meander—
cats with cattitude

Categories: sputnik, animal, cat, pets,
Form: Haiku

About To Launch a Sputnik

When Mother Nature calls it's best to obey
Get your ass in there or there'll be hell to pay
Especially in public
About to launch a Sputnik
Must stay near a poop disposal unit all day


© Jack Ellison 2015

Categories: sputnik, humorous,
Form: Limerick

Sputnik: the Phantom Satellite

Beep beep...ker er er...err err err
It can't be...
The telemetry...
It's Sputnik!
It's still alive!
I told my commander,
But he originally didn't think
Anything of it.
No sir! It really is Sputnik!
Listen to it's signal.
The Commander couldn't believe
What he was hearing, and witnessing altogether!
He turned ghost white,
It brought him to tears.
Commander?
Sputnik... I thought it had drifted away...
forever...

Categories: sputnik, age, imagination, lost love,
Form: Dramatic Verse