Majorana fermions (found at sciencemag.org) I meet myself and greet myself and find myself no more I had no idea what this term referred to, at all. So I did some research while waiting for my web seminar to begin. There has been a flurry of internet posting about this article recently, from the BBC, […]
Category: Poetry Month
Poem a Day April 13, 2012
superstition I want to go on record to record to describe to set down to explain that sometimes when science doesn’t give the answers you seek perhaps you asked the wrong question I have noticed that in science, as in other disciplines and pursuits, sometimes we operate on assumptions. I think I know how something […]
Poem (almost) a Day April 12, 2012
I have changed the publication date on this post to show on the calendar for the day it should have appeared. However, the original publication date was actually April 13, 2012. I missed yesterday’s deadline, was just so tired. Here is a haiku for yesterday: Euthenics (suggested by Tabitha) environment and accoutrements reflect man’s long […]
Poem a Day April 11, 2012
precipitate (suggested by Tom) gentle falling particles denser matter density matters I didn’t look this term up, I remember enough from high school chemistry for this! When a solution is created, one substance which has more density is held in suspension in a liquid. Over time, or with a change in a condition (such as […]
Poem a Day April 10, 2012
m.y.c.o.b.a.c.t.e.r.i.a lurking in the water quiet in the soil waiting any opportunity every moment hunting this one will this one may this one won’t spin the genomic wheel and take your chances do you feel lucky? My research for this poem included the following sites: NIH – National Institute of Allergy and Infection Diseases Southern […]
Poem a Day April 9, 2012
stratosphere in between dark and light hot and cold higher than breath lower than dreams bright blue band I looked up stratosphere today, I knew it had something to do with layer and sphere… but wanted to be sure. The free Dictionary.com confirmed my fading memories of Greek affixes. I remember when people said “stratosphere” […]
Poem a Day April 8, 2012
Sun Twisters (suggested by Krista) Reaching out into the inky cold superheated brighter than light spiraling so fast, time almost stands still and then bending down again to touch the origin: Sol When this was suggested I immediately thought about those giant plasma bursts that reach long tendrils out from the sun’s surface. Apparently, I […]
Poem a Day April 7, 2012
Mitochondria (suggested by Krista) subtle organelles power-generators of true nuclear energy L’Engle wrote long ago in time a wrinkle: the difference between what-is-known and what-is-not-yet-known compared to what-is-no-longer-known the greatest danger in science is unknowing and not caring when knowledge is lost meanwhile minute mitochondria make music and we whistle while we work I first […]
Poem a Day April 6, 2012
Phospholipids (suggested by Grant) osmotic processes the ebb and flow of nutrients and fluids cellular membrane defending gatekeeper biochemistry at its most elegant I had NO idea what phospholipids were a few years ago when I took microbiology. After taking micro, I had some familiarity with this term. But it didn’t mean anything. So when […]
Poem a Day April 5, 2012
Bacteriophage (suggested by Betty) voracious crusader you fight and conquer single-purpose life-restoring healer time capsule forward-looking past-remembering semi-clone of the parent what do you remember recycler of waste the death-bringers we fear you crave and put to flight and then when the enemy is gone so are you I know a good bit about phage […]