Betelguese poems on Hello Poetry

Johnny Noiπ Aug 2018

And as in Orion the old king-astronomer, —
                                                                        says his Mistress
Rigel, or Betelguese, — the Earth's four quarters
                          showing four points of stars afar;
so, seem they
to terrestrial eyes, that broadly
                                      sweep the upper
                             & lower
spheres as seen by the sun,                          by influence divine,
wheels through the Ecliptic;                           threading Cancer,
Leo, Pisces, and Aquarius; so,
by some mystic impulse am I moved,
to this fleet's progress                         through the groups
                            of swirling white-reefed                Metazones

Alex Cross Apr 2015

Space

At night,
When we look up

I put that betelguese,
On a tiny saturn's disc
Molded with our fire love
Under the cross and a priest

Her eyes,
Like a crescent moon
Where you'll see her abysmal joy
You'll get to capture a moment,
When she's smiling
Yet they are blur
Stars, they are billions above
Not so pretty sure about that
Like when she'll be back
She took my heart and soul
Relationship is like Jupiter
Full of never ending storms

Then my boy ask me,
"So why that star is still there?"
She throw it away I guess
"Name a star or a Galaxy!"
Danica, maybe
"Why is it so dark in heaven?"
It's a secret Tommy,
You better ask my love
"Is that the infinity?"
Oh well she is
"Where is she?"
See that shining?
It's her forehead
Please don't tell her what I'm sayin'
I might meet death
"Look it's a meteor!"
Where?
"You're too late to catch on"
You're right, like I always do

Don't worry my son,
I know where it is
She'll be home soon
We'll just wait here my dear
Until your Mom wakes us up here

Lev Rosario Nov 2020

All cousins

Have you met your cousin
Betelguese?
She said Hi, the way stars do
Bearing brightly burning light

What about the pulsars
Spinning ballerinas
Of the far end of space?
They're your cousins too

Saturn would like to chat
With you
Missing your warm hug
He tries to hug himself

Yes they are all our relatives
Didn't you know
We are all sons of the deathless
Isn't it nice to be so?

Inspired by Indra's Net

#space #family #nature #buddhism

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