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Learning to Listen
As weathers change the birds migrate, Flocking en masse like living freight; They have decanted overseas, The notes of birdsong on the breeze.
Jun 21, 2018
Writer at Science Blog
Sam Illingworth
Sam is a Professor in Creative Pedagogies. His research is concerned with trying to engage and empower people with science, especially those from under-served communities. He writes science poems to try and communicate some of the beautiful and important scientific research that is being done on a daily basis, all across the world.
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Fenced In
You roamed amongst the distant glens and lochs, Untamed in your ascendency and pride; Traversing pristine firths and folded rocks, An apex that was grey and yellow eyed.
Jun 14, 2018
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We are Drifting Apart
Within the unformed chaos of our past, You pushed and pulled at creases in our skin; The time we had was short but built to last, A close embrace that caused our world to spin.
Jun 8, 2018
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There’s a Storm Coming
The sun-bleached earth bursts into flame, As lightning forks across the sky; A stolen gift for us to try, A burning life that we could tame.
Jun 1, 2018
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Breaking Their Resilience
As our oceans warm from global change, Vibrant corals dissolve and collapse; Reefs in the Northern Red Sea Are sheltered from the stress.
May 25, 2018
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A Sting in the Tail
Your thoughts begin to interlock, Surroundings yet again the same; Then suddenly a cold, hard shock, As neurons fire up in pain.
May 18, 2018
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Stellar Nurseries
Within the cradle of a burning core, You wither down and find yourself well worn; As untold pressures crush and shape and bore, Your substance is assaulted, broke and torn.
May 4, 2018
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Washed Away
A ring of coral Floating on seas of hubris – Lost beneath the waves The Atufu atoll, group of 42 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, 500…
Apr 27, 2018
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Shooting Planets
Within the burning heart of molten rocks, Great pressures forced your brilliance to shine; Inclusions marred your body with their pocks, A brownish hue now laced with olivine.
Apr 20, 2018
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Reading Rings in the Sky
You voyaged in the trail of pioneers, To shed new light on Saturn and its rings; By imaging its many circling spheres, We glimpsed into the past of Earthly things.
Apr 13, 2018
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Remote Consequences
Amongst the icy peaks and stony seas, We count the plants that call such heights a home; Traversing every sudden gale and breeze, To better understand how they have grown.
Apr 6, 2018
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Ghostly Galaxies
When looking out into the starry night The blackness that we see is just a mask; This shrouded veil conceals our darkest light, And stores our nameless theories in its cask.
Mar 30, 2018
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A Broken Sink
As climates change and rainfalls slow, Our trees adapt the way they grow; For every water-seeking root, The greenery becomes dilute.
Mar 23, 2018
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A Slippery Slope
As mountains break apart at snow-packed seams, They spew their powdered cargo without care; Destroying life with frozen, hoary streams, Their mass and scope now tied to warming air.
Mar 16, 2018