James Ph. Kotsybar
@bardofmars
In print in seven countries, first poet (honored by NASA to be) published to another planet. Once sang William Blake's poetry with Allen Ginsberg. Joseph Gordon-Levitt workshopped one of my poems into a screenplay. Prior nursery owner & orchid judge.
DARWIN’S ORCHID AND THE HAWK MOTH OF TOMORROW’S PREDICTION “...Bah!” said his peers, when he told them they’d find it. Generations later, it was found (hah! ) on this orchid, and the proboscis fit! Facts and logic informed his prediction, yet they called him mad for his conviction.
GORER Writers #haiku #HorrorWriters The horror genre grows more graphic, less subtle, psychological.
Are you Aetherius? #haiku Gods from outer space more trusted than lawmakers for our survival.
BASIC MECHANICS #haiku Think God gives a void? Empty doesn't mean "nothing," in a quantum field. (Ironically, the middle line is not a double negative, and it is grammatically correct.)
Dance By The Light ... @mrwamble.bsky.social #poetry #poetsofbluesky #haiku In Western folklore, full moon's light cased pregnancy -- gimcrack alibi.
RETROPY© #haiku Sometimes particles can go faster than light speed and backwards in time. www.lanl.gov/media/news/0...
HOW TO TALK TO ANIMALS #tanka #TalkingToAnimals #DrDolittle Do not reach for them; speak to them in gentle tones. Know they’re curious, and they’ll investigate you, once they see you are no threat.
OUT OF THE FIRE #haiku #adage Some days it seems like "just stay in the frying pan," is the best advice. #YolkingAround #SunnySideUp
Science Or Religion #haiku #senryu #science #religion #philosophy In philosophy, we see a bifurcation with regard to God.
POEM SUMMARY: God is perfect. Perfection lacks nothing. Therefore God has no unmet need. Creation cannot satisfy a need. So why create? #sonnet
Originally published in Beyond Words Magazine (issue 56). #sonnet #SpookyAction #ActionAtADistance @wildsonnets.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @sonnetstream.bsky.social @matthieusonnet.bsky.social @sonnet130.bsky.social @sonnettangney.bsky.social @sonnetgame.bsky.social @sonneteer.bsky.social
Detrimental Breakthrough #haiku #SideEffects Pharmaceuticals have put suicidal thoughts in convenient pills.
The Hard Question #haiku #philosophy Physics is easy; it's biology that's hard; consciousness -- past that.
LINCOLN'S REFLECTION #haiku Blue, rubber-lined swamp Crime with a capital "T" "Boss" spelled with an "L"
DEAD DUCKS #haiku Oh, how the swamp stinks! We choke from its corruption. Thank God for Blue Waves!
I'm wondering if DOCENT'S BURIAL wouldn't be a better title, so the reader realizes it is the museum's docent speaking. True fact: No historian nor art expert can identify the subject of this actual (definitely not AI) portrait.
It's cool, if you want to take a break and grab a shake, since its also National Vanilla Milkshake Day. #ChooseVanilla
It's also International Yoga Day! (I didn't say stop juggling.) Happy #InternationalYogaDay!
Juggling is highly therapeutic, promoting neuroplasticity (the brain's ability to rewire itself), improves hand-eye coordination, and requires deep, meditative focus. Studies suggest it can reduce stress and ease anxiety by keeping the mind anchored in the present moment. Happy #WorldJugglingDay🤹
Juggling dates back roughly 4,000 years, with its earliest known depictions originating in Ancient Egypt. #WorldJugglingDay
WORLD JUGGLING DAY #haiku #WorldJugglingDay Once you get started you just have to keep it up. What will you juggle?