KEITH BURKHOLDER - POEMS

​Keith Burkholder has been published in Creative Juices, Sol Magazine, Trellis Magazine, Foliate Oak Literary Journal, New Delta Review, Poetry Quarterly, Scarlet Leaf Review, and Birmingham Arts Journal.  He has a bachelor's degree in statistics with a minor in mathematics from SUNY at Buffalo (UB).​​

Astrology:  An Interesting Concept

​It is interesting,
And fascinating,
More helpful than a self help book,
The cosmos is fascinating all in one,
We are comprised of various signs in the zodiac,
There are people who believe in astrology,
And others that feel it is not real,
Self help books do not really help people,
They give the reader an illusion of help,
We are all different people,
No two people think and act alike,
This is evolution at its best,
Believe what you want here,
Astrology is not for everyone,
It can be helpful to certain people,
For now, take care and be good,
May COVID-19 disappear as quick as possible,
May the future be brighter with optimism as time passes,
Again, many times over, carpe diem.

Weather phenomena is not the result of God

​God is not here,
Or ever was,
Weather phenomena is a result of science,
Atmospheric occurrences on planet Earth,
Look at how the weather varies around the world,
It is warm in certain places,
And other places rigidly cold,
The four seasons are all science driven,
God is a story,
Something to make people feel good,
A mere fantasy,
Like Playboy is to a teenager,
Fantasies all over the place,
Believe what you want here,
You have a viewpoint,
So do I,
Science is my reality,
Take care for now,
Be good and safe,
And may the future be better as time carries forward.

Being single and friendless is more than okay
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​Being single is great,
Having many friends is overrated,
People really don't care about you,
This can be liberating,
This can allow you much freedom,
Why should make someone happy?
If in essence, they really don't care about you,
God and Jesus are not realities,
Never have been at all,
Being single gives you a clear head,
The same with being friendless,
You only need one or two in a lifetime if you are lucky,
Believe what you want here,
This is opened to debate,
Take all of this in,
Be good or try to be,
For tomorrow will come and a new day will arise with aspirations at hand.