A-T/G-C: THE ANATOMY OF A POEM
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is the basis for all the processes and structures of life. It is composed
of four basic molecules called nucleotides: Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C) and Thymine (T). These molecules pair with each other in forming the DNA double helix; G pairs
with C and A with T. It is the sequence of these building blocks of DNA that form the code for building an organism.
FeelinG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consciousness
an ideA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thought
WritinG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copiously
in an areA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The letters flow
How is iT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All 26 letters the same
for every poeT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All different poems
ArranginG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constructing
an ever changinG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combination of
words, builT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As phrases
Call it an ironic twisT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A
subtle rhythmiC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gathering of
mental magiC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guiding
each biT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As a new poem
But does meaninG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Come from what's expressed
or whaT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As you read
you interpreT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allusion and allegory
defininG . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conveyance
For it is arT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And not science
"A-T/G-C: The Anatomy of a Poem" © 2007 Dorothy A. Birsic
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