RNA or DNA polymerase, an enzyme, protein,
attracted to
promoter molecules in the polypeptide chain causing a
zipper
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Zero.
By which nothing is divided.
No zero
no negative
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Almost Spring but only February
almost February but only January
only January but almost March.
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There is no religion in meditation
but it's worth visiting with your mind
in the morning. What will you find?
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Bright and polite
kids. Deferential
squirrels. Leaders of
leaders. Each man
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While I'm reading a poem about it on the previous page
the girls come over to visit their boyfriends and dance
in high shoes and perfume. Their legs are strong and
their voices high.
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Peter has gotten a new job
as a bookstore clerk from one to ten
down by the river
in a sunny little house.
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A man and a woman are living
in a jungle. The man has lived there
all his life but the woman is new
so she's scared. The jungle is full
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To presume to write to someone about courage
and not complaining, don't importune or make dying
people cry.
I've always said Leave me alone with autumn.
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Financiers feel superior to farmers
and pundits have it over poets.
All to the good because if you think America's
doing just fine, don't skip to the poetry reviews.
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