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    Rhyme and Reason Three: Poetry Inspired by Science
    Rhyme and Reason Three: Poetry Inspired by Science
    Rhyme and Reason Three: Poetry Inspired by Science
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    Rhyme and Reason Three: Poetry Inspired by Science

    By Kate Rauner

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    Poetry that favors rhyme;
    Inspired all by science;
    Outward to the edge of time;
    Or tied to earthly cadence.
    Light and written all for fun,
    There is no angst to hide.
    You're invited now to sample one
    Of my poems inside.
    Over forty fun poems of science and nature. Read the popular Desert Watermelon, a few haiku, and learn how to say Cruithne (Earth's second moon?) These poems are inspired by a challenge from Richard Feynman, one of the most influential 20th century physicists. He wrote:
    “poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars – mere globs of gas atoms. I too can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more? What men are poets who can speak of Jupiter if he were a man, but if he is an immense spinning sphere of methane and ammonia must be silent?” Enjoy over forty short, descriptive rhymes of science.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKate Rauner
    Release dateJun 25, 2016
    ISBN9781310891694
    Rhyme and Reason Three: Poetry Inspired by Science
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    Kate Rauner

    Kate Rauner, Hanover, New Mexico, USAA science fiction writer, poet, firefighter, and engineer on the way to becoming an eccentric old woman.I write science fiction novels and science-inspired poetry, and serve as a volunteer firefighter. I'm also a retired environmental engineer and Cold War Warrior (honestly, that's what Congress called us) because I worked in America's nuclear weapons complex. Now living on the edge of the southwest's Gila National Forest with my husband, cats, llamas, and dog, I'm well on my way to achieving my life-goal of becoming an eccentric old woman.Find more and contact me at https://kateraunerauthor.wordpress.com/

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      Rhyme and Reason Three - Kate Rauner

      Rhyme and Reason Three

      Poetry Inspired by Science

      By Kate Rauner

      Copyright 2016 Kate Rauner

      Contact Kate at katerauner@gmail.com

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      Table of Contents

      Poet's Note

      Physics

      Astronomy and Space

      Biology

      Environment

      Learning

      Humanity

      Final Thought

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      Poet's Note

      Welcome to my third collection of poetry. My poems are meant to be fun. Writing poetry makes me happy, something I hope you’ll share as you read.

      I favor rhyme and short phrases in my poems. These often match a poem to the rhythm of my steps, which is inevitable since I frequently compose while walking. I also enjoy the discipline that rhyme imposes. It pleases my analytical mind when the perfect word presents itself, fitting both the poem’s subject and its form.

      My poetry is inspired by the real, objective world we all share and by Richard Feynman - one of the most important physicists of the 20th Century and certainly the most interesting. He wrote that

      "poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars – mere globs of gas atoms. I too can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more? The vastness of the heavens stretches my imagination – stuck on this carousel my little eye can catch one-million-year-old light. A vast pattern - of which I am a part… It does not do harm to the mystery to know a little about it. For far more marvelous is the truth than any artists of the past imagined it. Why do the poets of the present not speak of it? What men are poets who can speak of Jupiter if he were a man, but if he

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