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On Eating....

the best way to eat, and healthful at that
is to chew what small food is there,
savor the taste of every molecule,
and swallow bit by bit like pulps of orange
sound a bit, of this ahh and ohhhs
and say over and over, oh this is great
let them all hear the slurp and your burp
and don't mind what the other people on the
other table say

like you you are paying too
the price of honest and candid living
has taken the share of shame and glory
had been full and shall be filled again
moment by moment, piece by piece,
molecule by molecule,

on such an atomic existence,
till the next nuclear burst.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even atom by atom, and at some point it was inevitable that we would develop a technology that would let us do this.

quote by Ralph Merkle
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Stubborn (Psalm 151)

there's a whole lotta stubborn in this room
there's a whole lotta pride that won't let go
there's a whole lotta stubborn in this room
that shows no sign of givin' up control
i've drawn all the curtains
i've turned out all the lights
scared to death somebody else might see
there's a whole lotta stubborn in this room
and there's no one here but me
there's a whole lotta demons in this room
they want it all, and they don't wanna share
there's a whole lotta demons in this room
and none of them believe in fightin' fair
some sit on my left, some sit on my right
they talk so loud it's hard to disagree
i'm surrounded by the demons in this room
and there's no one here but me
and i can't quite remember how to
pray anymore
and i can't quite remember what to
say anymore
if it turns out that i can't have my way anymore
how will i know which way to turn
when i walk out the door
there's a molecule of faith in this room
what they used to call a mustard seed
there's a molecule of faith in this room
and a book that says that's all i'll ever need
I don't know where it is, but i hope i find
it soon
'cause nothin' else will ever set me free
there's a molecule of faith in this room
and even though it's much to small to see
if i have the courage to believe
i'll find the one who left it here for me

song performed by by Lee Ann Womack
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Stubborn

There's a whole lot of stubborn in this room
There's a whole lot of pride that won't let go
There's a whole lot of stubborn in this room
That shows no sign of giving up control
I've drawn all the curtains
I've turned out all the lights
Scared to death somebody else might see
There's a whole lot of stubborn in this room
And there's no one here but me
There's a whole lot of demons in this room
They want it all, and they don't wanna share
There's a whole lot of demons in this room
And none of them believe in fighting fair
Some sit on my left
Some sit on my right
They talk so loud it's hard to disagree
I'm surrounded by the demons in this room
And there's no one here but me
And I can't quite remember how to pray anymore
I can't quite remember what to say anymore
If it turns out that I can't have my way anymore
How will I know which way to turn, when I walk out the door?
There's a molecule of faith in this room
What they used to call the mustard seed
There's a molecule of faith in this room
And a book that says that's all I'll ever need
I don't know where it is, but I hope I find it soon
Cause nothing else will ever set me free
There's a molecule of faith in this room
And even though it's much too small to see,
If I have the courage to believe
I'll find the one who left it here for me
13. Just Someone I Used To Know
Theres a picture that I carry
One we made some time ago
When they ask whos in the picture with me
I say just someone I used to know
Just someone, I used to spend some time with
Just a flame, thats lost its glow
But I dont them of the nights I cried without you
I say just someone I used to know
Just someone, I used to run around with
Just a friend from long ago
I dont tell them, how lost I am without you
I say just someone I used to know
I say just someone I used to know

song performed by by Lee Ann Womack
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Steaming broccoli soup,
Roasted garlic, chopped green chives;
Slurp, slurp, burp, burp, burp…

haiku by Mamta Agarwal
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On To A Certain Fullness....

When the cup is full
when everything runs
over its edges,

there is no stopping
it is the nature of this
thing

it runs it fills
it overflows
it rises
too
it goes beyond its
limits
it transcends
the horizon the sky
space

this is the nature of
this thing
it does not die
it goes on and on and on

beyond pain beyond
happiness
beyond the laws of this land
not a tree anymore
neither land
nor air

this is the nature of this thing
like a piano note
of one classical piece
riding on
from one molecule of air
to another

all eyes are misled
and this thing does not feel
it goes on and on and on

and on and on....

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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A Few Easy Pieces

Piece of this
piece of that

Peace and bliss,
Piece of crap

Peace of mind,
Piece of cake,

piece of work
Piece of steak,

Piece of eight
Piece of the action

Piece of the pie
Peace and satisfaction

Piece in the valley
Piece of glass

piece of my mind
Piece of a….

That’s quite enough now! ! !
Let’s quit this dance

Let’s stop while we’re ahead…
Let’s Give peace a chance

poem by David Whalen
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The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body.

quote by Dmitri Mendeleev
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.

quote by Carl Sagan
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Chocolate

Give me a piece of chocolate.
Let it melt in my mouth so sweet.
It's my one temptation
when it comes to something to eat.
I can go without cake or ice cream.
I can go without pudding or pies.
But when it comes to chocolate
I cannot exercise
restraint.

A Hershey bar, a Baby Ruth,
M&M's or fudge
overtakes my sense of nutrition
but still I do not judge
too harshly what I do.
I place it slowly in my mouth
and savor it as I chew.
At that moment all is fine.
It makes me feel brand new.

Now Godiva or Ghiardelli,
these I could die for.
And if I eat a chocolate truffle
I know I'll just want more.
So I try not to keep chocolate around
because what I have found
is out of sight, out of mind
and my taste buds quiet down
for a while.

poem by Edwina Reizer
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All That Matters

I believe that this world was made for everyone
I can see all that wealth wont make a champion
All that matters in my world (life)
All that matters to me is you
Only you, only you
All that matters, only you
I dont care what people say, what people do
(let em talk)
I dont share that state of mind, that point of view
(let em sue)
(chorus)
From the top of my head to the tip of my toes
From the sole of my shoes through every stitch in my clothes
Each beat of my heart, each molecule
All that matters to me is you
All that matters to me is you
All that matters to me is you
Believe me its true
(youre all that matters)
Now I wish youd believe it too
Only you, only you

song performed by by Abc
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The Favor

I just did you a favor
No thanks for it
A moment you will have to always savor
Ungrateful till you last breath
You want to blame anyone for your mess
But let it not be of my success.
An orchestrated collaboration.
Let me tell you it is so fascinating.
Lets stay on the topic at hand if we can

I just did you a favor
No thanks for it
A moment you will always have to savor
Ungrateful till you last breath
Let it be the test.
Lets pass it around.
Study it very closely
Blame with the word mostly
I think their is some you missed
It could be just me
Maybe the sun has blinded my sight
I'm sorry but I just can't see
With my finger tips I feel for the light

I just did your a favor
No thanks for it
A moment you will always have to savor
Ungrateful till you last breath
As I confess
You sit there and laugh
Look at him so pitiful
Well let me tell my emotions I control
If I want to let go
I do
It is my choice in which I choose
It is my voice in which I lose

I just did you a favor
No thanks for it
A moment you will always have to savor
Ungrateful till your very last breath
Stop avoiding the topic
Lets just it put it on the chopping block
Get it over with
Smoke and mirrors
A misdirection of the lights reflection
Looking through a telescope towards your direction
Don't worry I can trace it back
And their lies the facts
You think I won't react.
Well your so wrong I will
Here's the deal.

I just did you a favor
No thanks for it
A moment you will always have to savor
Ungrateful till your very last breath

Fine its now your problem
For to me your already forgotten

poem by Ace Of Black Hearts
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With All That There Is Given

With all that there is given,
I can not digest...
To say I fully comprehend,
Before beginning...
Again to want more.

And with wishes not to be ignored,
While biting too much not to chew...
To appreciate and savor a flavor,
I am without patience to taste...
Just a piece of that which is offered.

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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A Piece Of You

Im just trying to live this life of mine
The more I look, the more Im blind
And all I ask for is piece of mind
And all I want is a piece of you
Well I lost my way today
Back home from work
The snow fell like dust
I felt like dirt
Happens everytime I start to search
For that long lost piece of you
A piece of you
A piece of you
A piece of you
It seems the last time I was sure
Of anything
I sold my heart
I wore your ring
But now, the queen has lost her king
All I want is a piece of you
A piece of you
A piece of you
A piece of you

song performed by by Veruca Salt
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Abstract Self

I am molecule

I am a ball of paper

I am a thought passing itself off as

A feeling

I am pretending to be a coat stand

'Under cover'

I am a small insignificant sheet of toilet paper

I am an air freshner

My smell is ambiguous

Relevance is a matter of individual preference to the subject

Matter

I am matter

But do I matter

(I may or may not exist)

Does a toilet roll have feeling?

I have heard it cry out

When a sheet is torn

In pain

Is it my pain?

Or the sheet's pain

I am a soiled doilee

Wrongly spelt deliberately

Non flushable

I walk away in unpressed trousers

To sip on crushed fruit in a non alcoholic cocktail bar

I am no different from the clock on the wall

And a bunch of untended bananas crying for attention

Or the inebriate diabetic on a suicide mission

To overdose on fruit before sunset

My thought cannot resist the matter of fruit

The sunset is more inevitable than my fading lunar self

TRANSIENT

Tripping out solipsis

Eliptical

Lidless jar of rotten damsen

The truth about death is simple

I am a molecule

returning to particles

as transient

as invisible as

Airey selves

See you later I have to hang my washing out

My shoes cry in the hallway

After a week of toil

For a day off

I am the day

And the day off

Is the paradox of an uncertain existence

The week in question

Is held captive in the constructed framing of a

Calendar

It crys to be let out

But where can it go

To quote Larkin

'Where would we be without days? '

poem by Yvette Smith
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More Than?

more than speech reason

love contempt

A circuit of days

A round of drinks

A collection of letters

Words well said

More than a knee jerk reaction

An insidious reply

The automatic pen of an artist

A wave goodbye

Not waving but drowning?

A brain in a jar for arts sake

A fake tan a botoxed face

A stretch of words in a desert place

A name a place a star sign

More than a body in a bed

A closed eye

A doctrine on belief

An athiests reply

More than a grain of sand

A head full of dreams

A dandelion head blown into the wind

A particle of dust

A molecule of sky

More than, a you, an I

More than all imaginings

Oh what a piece of work is man

More, much more than this?

poem by Yvette Smith
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It Does Not Matter

what you were
what you are
what you shall be
all these do not matter
for there is no way
that you can be you
in any place for
whatever reason
there is no you
actually
you are but a
dropp of rain
in the wide sea
in the deep ocean
in the vast space
you are but an atom
in the air
a molecule in that
chair

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Full of Nothing

Another day full of nothing
might'n just as well die
Oh well, just a thought...something.

I remember when a '.' was only a period
I remember too much
forget too little

The desert's so full of nothing
so clean, unadorned, pristine,
could be afterlife

Bleeding one molecule at a time
with no promisses, no regrets
or apologies

The days are jumbled
junkoid, thrashed
with anger and severe vengeance

Then the fields are plowed
with hate, sowed with unforgiveness
and watered in dust and heat

Bitter is a harvest full of
terpitude and bushells of
no lattitude and understanding

another day and it's full of nothing

poem by Midnights Voice
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I tell my students to try to know molecules, so well that when they have some question involving molecules, they can ask themselves, What would I do if I were that molecule?

quote by George Wald
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Divine Perception Of A Broken Mind

inside the colors swirl

a dream
a nightmare
an elegy of madness

looking thru the mirror
you find but yourself
broken

inside the colors swirl

a pulse
a rhythm
an avantgarde cycle

trying to hear your mind
you hear screaming voices
divine

inside the colors swirl

a speck
a molecule
an island solitary

finding the truth of all
you perceive eternity
unreal

poem by Desmond Blaine
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