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[aid] => mick
[title] => Travellers
[time] => 2019-09-18 12:05:03
[hometext] => all the little things that make it work...
[bodytext] => / //// /
we are travellers,
it’s in our DNA:
the near in you
came from really far away.
the mitochondria,
little power cells
of an unbroken female line;
from 200,000 years ago
—that’s quite a bit of time.
and on the frail tide
the little Y,
an unbroken line
on the male side,
in roughly the same time frame,
to win the lottery and the game.
don’t forget the viruses,
and bacteria too;
without their companionship
there is no me and you.
add some Denisovan, Neanderthal,
the species that didn’t make the cull:
before they diverged into extinction,
they left a trace of their distinction.
and the 92 elements in you and me,
the building blocks from stars to sea;
forged in that celestial foundry that,
let proteins and amino acids ‘be’.
we are travellers,
it’s in our DNA.
the near in us
came from REALLY far away.
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Travellers
Contributed by
spike
on
Wednesday, 18th September 2019 @ 12:05:03 PM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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/ //// /
we are travellers,
it’s in our DNA:
the near in you
came from really far away.
the mitochondria,
little power cells
of an unbroken female line;
from 200,000 years ago
—that’s quite a bit of time.
and on the frail tide
the little Y,
an unbroken line
on the male side,
in roughly the same time frame,
to win the lottery and the game.
don’t forget the viruses,
and bacteria too;
without their companionship
there is no me and you.
add some Denisovan, Neanderthal,
the species that didn’t make the cull:
before they diverged into extinction,
they left a trace of their distinction.
and the 92 elements in you and me,
the building blocks from stars to sea;
forged in that celestial foundry that,
let proteins and amino acids ‘be’.
we are travellers,
it’s in our DNA.
the near in us
came from REALLY far away.
Copyright ©
spike
... [
2019-09-18 12:05:03] (Date/Time posted on
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Re: Travellers
(User Rating: 1 ) by JamesStockdale on
Thursday, 19th September 2019 @ 07:14:52 AM AEST (User
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This was really great.
Out of the box too.
Very unique and entertaining.
Couldn/'/t wait to read the next stanza.
One of your best!!!! Bravo! |
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Re: Travellers
(User Rating: 1 ) by unknown_utopia on
Thursday, 19th September 2019 @ 02:27:53 PM AEST (User
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All of us
bags of water agree with you
Kool write
thanx for sharing...
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Re: Travellers
(User Rating: 1 ) by alicewhite on
Saturday, 21st September 2019 @ 08:54:04 AM AEST (User
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The near in us neanderthal me f e a r |
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Re: Travellers
(User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on
Sunday, 22nd September 2019 @ 08:19:32 AM AEST (User
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/'/5
/'/3
the SNP,
all the disease
all the heritage
here now, here
free up the money from the deep pocketed
Corps, share the knowledge, invest public dollars
in the NIH -
and yeah, be ethical
here, now, today!!!
Peace! |
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