Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction in which females produce eggs that develop without fertilization. Parthenogenesis is seen to occur naturally in aphids, daphnia, rotifers, and some other invertebrates, as well as in many plants.


Parthenogenesis

Ensconced in the cold comfort
of moonbeams and the wild woodlands,
I bury myself in the vinca growing wild.
Star-kissed moments of exploration,
a life far beyond my own. Drawn far
from my fraternity, pulling against heartstrings
bound to to graves halfway across the world.

Step into the nests of carrion birds -
vultures in the inky sky, scrambled eggs
on the steaming earth. Little bits of plastic
floating on the night breeze, morse code
of a pulse dangerously close.
Gleaming against the dark earth,
rice flour artwork, intricate spellings of
"W-e-l-c-o-m-e" unchanged through generations.

Hidden mirrors where the dryads comb
their hair, rainbows trapped in cobwebs
and cocoons. Drip me a caress, a kiss,
and one night that never ends.



Poetry by Arti
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Written on 2007-08-31 at 05:53

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normalil
It's a miracle indeed Arti, one upon which i often ponder. I love the way that the honeybee Queen can lay eggs of different sexes too...
2008-01-26


Tussilago
Oh, my this is really really good i'll ofcourse save it as a bookmark!
2007-10-21


F.i.in.e Moods The PoetBay support member heart!
i'm curious now :) if the females of these species can reproduce without fertilization, what is the male's part for the species? i'm not very knowledgeable about these things, but i've always been under the impression that if there are two genders to a species, they are meant to go together in a way that is usually essential to their survival and continuation... so, parthenogenesis makes me wonder how the female and male work together, if at all... and if they don't, how does that work for the male lol it's late :)

a really interesting subject to write on... informative and crafted à la Arti ;) (excellent writing that is as always very enjoyable to read)... thanks :) *hugs* xx
2007-08-31


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
A very heart elt poem based so eloquently on your proffesional knowledge well done Arti a very interesting and informative yet deeply sensitive poem well done rgds mike
2007-08-31