poem

I am very sad and lonely

I just want to be loved solely

Long time ago, I was a King’s disease

Now people scold me with various memes.

My name is DNA,
And my cousins are RNA,
You find me in most of your cells,
And my absence may give you hell.

The poem depicts the various forms of life i.e. microbes, viruses etc. found on the planet Earth. These are important components of our ecosystem. The life forms have evolved through millions of years by different mechanisms like genetic mutations, adaptation to their habitats and surroundings. Genes are the basic unit of inheritance consisting of DNA. Mutations lead to alterations in DNA sequences thereby altering the genetic makeup of an organism. This results in altered gene or protein function and thus, new traits in organisms. The changes introduced by mutations are the main cause of diversity. Further, the interactions between inherited mutations and environment play their roles.

My name is Drosophila melanogaster,
And I am very sought after,
Potentially exploited by Morgan, Originally from Oregon.

Haiku (Unrhymed Japanese poetry form, with 5/7/5 syllables per line)

Vandana Sharma is a researcher and earned her PhD degree under the guidance of Professor Tulika Seth, from All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi. Poetry writing is her hobby. Her poems have appeared in various poetry journals and magazines like Harvests of New Millennium, Sky Island Journal, Rewrite Sunlight Anthology, The Ashvamegh International Journal & Literary magazine, VerbalArt. Her poems can be read at: https://doctorvandanasharma.blogspot.com/v

Vandana Sharma is a researcher and earned her PhD degree under the guidance of Professor Tulika Seth, from All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi. Poetry writing is her hobby. Her poems have appeared in various poetry journals and magazines like Harvests of New Millennium, Sky Island Journal, Rewrite Sunlight Anthology, The Ashvamegh International Journal & Literary magazine, VerbalArt. Her poems can be read at: https://doctorvandanasharma.blogspot.com/

Vandana Sharma is a researcher and earned her PhD degree under the guidance of Professor Tulika Seth, from All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi. Poetry writing is her hobby. Her poems have appeared in various poetry journals and magazines like Harvests of New Millennium, Sky Island Journal, Rewrite Sunlight Anthology, The Ashvamegh International Journal & Literary magazine, VerbalArt. Her poems can be read at: https://doctorvandanasharma.blogspot.com/