Ptolemy Poems - Poems about Ptolemy

...Brains and guts orbit the soul— that polar star searing in the marrow of being. I was born somewhere between Einstein’s neurons Ginsburg beat poetry, the birth of rock and roll, revolution march......

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... I was crafted for you long ago of bronze Carried by Egyptians like fine silk I was once the ankh pressed against your pain We crossed the Nile while pharaohs slept in lotus dreams The desert w......

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... Lift your celestial gaze to be amazed in Wonder As has Ptolemy, then Copernicus and Kepler after Who are the capricious Gods who dance in wander To revere Mercury? Venus? Mars? Saturn? Jupiter? ......

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...Imagine that someone wants to argue against the existence of air All the while breathing in air The Catholics have the Mitered Buffoon They say Protestants have the “Paper Pope” too Immanuel Kant......

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... Great is the battle, small the victory when all that is won is lost to mankind - in this war of worlds its great casualty is the fallen consciousness in our mind. From spear tip and ar......

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...HOUR OF POWER If I remember rightly, someone once said Enough of all this farce, democracy is dead So don’t let any of it mess with your head In some democracies, a President is elected But ......

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...Alexandria, Egypt is well known for being the city where Cleopatra once ruled her people and both she and her famous lover, Mark Anthony met their final, tragic fates. It is where the "Pharos of Ale......

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...To Babylonians, Ptolemy (and me), The night sky was a glittering sea. They called them all stars But (including Mars) These “observers” were startled to see… That charting their heavenly cour......

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...Cleopatra ruler Captivating beauty Collected four husband Caesar was her lover Claimed Caesarion son Crucial Roman nation Chose Mark Antony last 10/21/2020 Cleopatra VII Philopa......

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...The Greek philosopher Ptolemy described Yemen as “happy Arabia”. Understanding her beauty during ancient days. Some have changed this to “Fortunate Arabia”. Both names enlighten her in positive wa......

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...Our parent galaxy Milky Way has a nebula giving birth to stars neath ‘baby blanket’ array that’s one of the closest to Earth of astral-forming regions around— Rho Ophiuchi Complex Cloud, name......

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...16b Stargazing Here they filed into a hallway Into almost total darkness Just a pair of flick’ring candles Led them to an inner circle At its center was a platform Where a single chair w......

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...King Ptolemy the Second (cont.) Sleek of line for speedy sailing It was rugged in construction Several layers of well cured timber Lined the hull and bridge and gunwales There were four ......

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...Odyssey from Africa 15c (Southland, continued...) Being rich in skill and talent He soon gained the feel and measure Of the boomerang’s employment Sent it arching near the treetops Then ......

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...Odyssey from Africa 15b (Southland) “Like an antelope in stature Yet they hopped along like sparrows! On big hind limbs like a rabbit’s With a rat-like tail behind them “At the sight of su......

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