The Men Who Saved The World His name was Nikolai Vavilov Perhaps you’ve never heard of Before the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seeds required protection from assault Germany invaded Leningrad, 1941 Protecting seeds became job one Refusing to eat seeds, men starved instead So all of humanity could be fed —— Image: Seeds at the […]
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Can I Bother You Brother? Can I bother you brother? I won’t take up much of your time. You need to know this up front, I’ve committed no crime. It’s bail money I need, because I was jailed recently. For crimes perpetrated by others, I am no longer free. —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub:
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Prayer to Dionysus, God of Wine Oh Dionysus, great god of wine Bestow us the nectar of your vine Thy fruit this season flourishes with zest Please ensure this vintage is the absolute best Fermented and aged to perfection is our fantasy Your wine on our tongues begets pure ecstasy —— Linked to dVerse Poets
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Wars Not Of Their Making Our boys were sent to foreign lands to fight wars not of their making Many never came back home their mothers’ hearts still aching In battlefields they morphed into men their innocence now squandered Forever altered when they returned because they went over yonder —— Published at Spillwords for Veteran’s
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When the Pseudoknot Folds All seems stable before the fold Observing RNA structures never gets old Linkage stems form, fusing the loops Somewhat akin to primordial soup Embedded pseudoknots with thermodynamic equilibrium Have multibranch hairpins exhibiting no structural delirium Pleating process instigates hyperfunction, Pseudoknots now resemble spaghetti junction —— pseudoknot: a double-hairpin structure with an
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Swift Spark of Creativity synapse spark starts the clock on idea incubation action must be swift harnessing thoughts before their dissipation be quick to fertilize every creative nugget the key is cultivation if germination falters then graciously set it free allowing it to return someday for further consideration —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub —
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The Eruption I will not go quietly Behold the booming thunder I will not go slowly Firehose stream instead I will not go calmly Floodgates are now open I will not go subtlety Volcanic eruption more likely I will be going though It’s colonoscopy prep day —— Dave Barry’s Colonoscopy Journal is one of the
Let’s Embrace Let’s embrace our precious time together For these moments may not last forever Let’s embrace each other here and now For tomorrow may fail to arrive somehow Let’s embrace passionately and not pull apart For it’s you that I love with all my heart —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille 121:
Quadrille Defined in a Quadrille Your word count shall equal forty-four On the dot, no less, no more Include the prompt word or an alternate form Construct it this way and strictly conform Rhyme if you wish, but it’s not required Now link your quadrille for others to admire —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub
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Dab Questions How big is a dab? Inquiring minds want to know Is it larger than a smidgen, or smaller than a toe? Can a dab be a solid or does it need to flow? Will it stay one size or will it start to grow? —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille #119 –
