It’s a scientific fact
dinosaurs sported feathers first
evolving into birds of flight
that grace our skies today
And science proclaims thousands
of different species
every color shape and size
flying over mountaintops and oceans
riding winds of change
I may not be religious
but it’s surely more than science
that pulls each bird back toward home
after traveling the world
It’s surely more than science
that compels those swallows
to return
with precision every year
on the feast day of St Joseph,
patron saint of immigrants,
defender of the poor
There’s a secret waiting in each egg
that hatches into being
an age-old hidden mystery
or maybe it’s divine –
the scientific secret code
directing every heart that beats
Forever, throughout time
(Day 21: 1 subject 30 ways #sciencepoem)
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About katemccarrollmoore
Kate Moore’s passion is literacy, and she serves as a mentor teacher and staff developer throughout the greater Bay Area. Kate served three terms as the City of San Ramon's Poet Laureate (2012-2018); she also teaches poetry writing workshops and is an instructor in the Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MATL) program at St. Mary’s College of California. She was honored as SRVUSD Teacher of the Year in 2007 and San Ramon Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year in 2009. Kate holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from California State University, East Bay, an M.A. in Teacher Leadership from St. Mary’s and a B.A. in English Education from SUNY Albany. She and Bob Moore are the proud parents of four beautiful grown daughters, and the smitten grandparents of six beautiful children who fill them with hope for the future.
this is really beautiful Kathleen!