The Conjugation of the Paramecium
by Muriel Rukeyser
This has nothing
to do with
propagating
The species
is continued
as so many are
(among the smaller creatures)
by fission
(and this species
is very small
next in order to
the amoeba, the beginning one)
The paramecium
achieves, then,
immortality
by dividing
But when
the paramecium
desires renewal
strength another joy
this is what
the paramecium does:
The paramecium
lies down beside
another paramecium
Slowly inexplicably
the exchange
takes place
in which
some bits
of the nucleus of each
are exchanged
for some bits
of the nucleus
of the other
This is called
the conjugation of the paramecium.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Universal Prayer poem – Alexander Pope
- Nevermore, Translation of Paul Verlaine’s sonnet: Nevermore by T. Wignesan
- Before Sleep poem – Ezra Pound poems
- An Epitaph On The Marchioness Of Winchester poem – John Milton poems
- Synchronicity by Marina Cecilia Kohon
- Нина Веселова – Жена
- Apostroph. by Walt Whitman
- Springfield Magical by Vachel Lindsay
- Muttering by Satish Verma
- Of the Visage of Things. by Walt Whitman
- Robert Burns: Poem On Pastoral Poetry :
- 永遠
- Portrait in Black and White by Marjorie Kanter
- Robert Burns: I Hae Been At Crookieden:
- Николай Заболоцкий – Можжевеловый куст
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
