Energetics
Energetic of a single electron
A family of electrons swarm
About a complex molecule
A storehouse of energy (ATP) .
This energy rich molecule
On the pathway to one more stable
A resting state in the universe
To be reduced, one electron at a time (ADP) .
The Bird
A bird, moves with a jerking motion
Legs propelling in search of food
Neck and legs in unison
But all from a single electron's movement.
The Piss Ant
An ant, minuscule by comparison
Moves with distinction
All six legs propelling
It on its way.
The same motive force.
The Flagella
Flagella on a bacteria
Waving in a coordinated fashion
Propelling to another environment
Seeking nourishment.
A single electron "e".
On Thought
Information, stored in RNA
To be retrieved by movement of a single electron
Propelled along a pathway
Much like Edison's recording device
Assisted in translation by a metal dagger
Flitting along the massive structure
Of nucleotides.
Selenium.
(And we begin to understand and try to measure movement of a single electron with tools incapable of detecting One.)
On Memory
An octopus
Seeing an outstretched hand
Liken to one of its own
A large body with attached tentacles?
It greets, taste, and remembers
In the future
When it encounters
It is social.
(Nature never throws anything away, It's RNA and DNA.)
I loved chemistry. Everything starts when atoms become molecules all based on electron configuration and bonding. A good 5*
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