Haiku 63

Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: March 4th, 2009

by Kelly

by Kelly

my new favorite word:

bioluminescence — noun,

light up from within



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3 Comments »

  • 1

    Oh, I like this word. We should all strive for “bioluminsescence”.

    Where did you find this word?

    Comment by Alison — March 4, 2009 @ 5:43 am

  • 2

    I attended a lecture series last week. A woman named Dr. Sylvia Earle used it. She is a marine biologist.

    Those organisms that live at the very very very bottom of the ocean, where it’s totally pitch black, have bioluminescense.

    Comment by Kelly — March 4, 2009 @ 7:57 am

  • 3

    I think that’s a really cool idea to “strive for bioluminescence.” I never would have thought of applying a term that describes a chemical reaction that produces light to the quality or character of a person. But the phrase “light up from within” fits that idea.

    Comment by mary hatch — March 4, 2009 @ 8:25 am

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