Close up, secrets uncovering
I find myself hovering over
a modern, optical microscope
Out of focus (coarse adjustment)
Blurred image corrected,
revealing… clear-felled trees?
Sharper detail (fine adjustment)
Microscope mesmerizing as colors burst
Scale thickness less than 0.55 micron
Small rake angle and smoothness
implies low friction coefficient
Light permanence even, shadowless—
Finest quality from Istanbul
Wish I had a roomful
Mysterious Mumbo micron meanders most monochrome mornings
Merry Mickey monster makes mentionable mackerel marmalade
Michigans maleficent mayor maimed Mrs.Maryjane May Marlow
Mumbling meager monarch mumbles making Muncie memorable
Minute minions marched missing marshmallow marsh
Montana mistresses mixed millions, mincing megaphones
Marvelous misguided monkeys mimed minutemen,
Milly mistakenly met misogynist men making mincemeat
Marty’s munchable muffins mysteriously melted
Mystical memories mischievously met Merry Mickey
Missouri's mania maybe mystifying many Minnesotans
Moppish meanies mislaid miniscule Mississippi maps
Micron thick!
Weightless weight!
As plain as plain itself!
Green as the greenery!
As complicated,
As the chain-stitch embroidery;
Or grotesque architecture,
Or sophisticated fixtures...
Each leaf is
Ever precious
Even though they are
Evidently destined to fall...
04 December 2021
Tiny minuscule alleys lined by avid cells,
Working unceasingly to serve a life event,
Millions of cilia sweep in unison to trap dust,
With every breath, air flows to the alveoles!
A red tiny life raft just a micron wide cell,
Ferries oxygen to tissues sailing at speed,
retina a miracle screen at the back of eye,
Takes photos the best camera cannot rebel!
A code deep in human DNA is what compels,
A tiny heart to start its beat inside fetus,
And beats non stop powered by life itself,
What human made pump is the heart equal?
perfection of nature’s creation has no parallel,
best of man’s achievements can make no dent,
into what nature makes and makes so well!!
Sponsored by Joseph May
Date 14/03/2020
Holi, a hearty enthusiastic festival in horizon
Colours curdling, water washing every moron;
Out of us evil ever going and playing on
Land of character cherished by coloured lawn.
What a scene to see! Gracious glory gone
If you miss this mesmerizing festival upon
A folly. Foolish will be called such a conn.
Holi, a hearty enthusiastic festival in horizon
Holy played in school is highly pleasing crayon,
For Kinar, Aayushi, Kunal. Aryan or John.
Monorhyme has one colour, holi many micron.
Mital, Mitesh, Vaikhu, SIddhu, Saurabh are don.
This day even principal thinks to prevent throne
And join joy with teachers - see anxiety thrown.
Holi, a hearty enthusiastic festival in horizon
Songs, screams; dance, D.J.; homage and hymn on;
This day with Holika heavy burdens and sins thrown.
Cruel Hiranyakashyapa was killed; glory was won.
Kunal, Arpita, Sandeep, Amit and Shreyas on lawn
Play water and colours with cool Pari’s scone
In Jalgaon, Agra, Kanpur, Karanja, Surat or Bonn.
Holi, a hearty enthusiastic festival in horizon
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