Friday, February 12, 2010

The Conjugation of the Paramecium

For Valentine's Day;
The Conjugation of the Paramecium 
by Muriel Rukeyser

paramecium conjugating
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.
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2 comments:

  1. 流浪汉 瑜伽 Yoga TrampFebruary 12, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Hey friend how r u? nice to meet u, u hv a nice blog here, wish all the best to u 6-^

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  2. RhiannonFebruary 13, 2010 at 8:05 AM

    thank you,yoga tramp, it is such a good feeling to meet other yogis /yoginis from around the world,all the best to you, namaste,

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