I pour my will into small annoying actions That like a mosaic assemble my days and write line by line my story. It is difficult to read from here The final labyrinth they form.
Lab team
I opened today the door To trust and uncertainty To give a chance to a future I cannot imagine. In every lab, Peers and rivals Put their word in the closing sentence And hold shaky hands in times of indetermination.
Art in the lab
Hard life in they lab Where hard materials and soft dreams are tested I don’t feel I deserve Your pastel smiles and encouragement When my data are a Pollock And my protocol a rollercoaster. Be there and keep quiet To watch the show.
Lab day
Another day has passed Through my clicks and my printings In the busy lab Who looks forward. Lab animals feed on planning the future And snack on tiny bites of promising mistakes While the mission proceeds.
Reproducibility in the lab
The same movements performed In the same order worth the same timing To ensure reproducibility. Freeze your critical thinking, Put yours brain on pause And accept the procedure You wrote yourself. Like a robot perform To be able to trust later.
Lab lamp
In the dark of the lab My results come to life, Fluorescent lines under the lamp. Loneliness and suspense Are my companions Until the story can be told.
Crash in the lab
The echo of clashing experiments Fills the lab on this windy day. The dream result has left everybody standing speechless And everybody with a broken heart after days of efforts. Impulses take over and the youngs predict a ruin While the seniors know Another hunt had just started.
Apnea in the lab
Having the answer Makes your shoulders rest And your breathing come back Like a goldfish back to water After an acrobatic jump. The apnea of the search While diving through false illusions and deceiving results Is poisonous Yet addictive to the heart.
Scooped on the lab
You see it blinking on the screen Yet you cannot believe. Your plan is public, your idea not yours anymore. It has been put in the words of a stranger Written on a paper that never entered your lab. They ran faster than you Using instruments of higher power While you played with dusty lenses… Continue Reading →
In the woods of the lab
In the woods the silence is a guest Of squirrels and blackbirds. Silence announces danger And my hair stand up Like marmots Ready to react. Tiny noises from near and far are safety Reminding you life in all its scales And an environment you can trust. This natural noise oscillation Is vital also in the… Continue Reading →
Young heart in the lab
I see your young eyes investigate the lab Still blind to the unsolved forms In each corner. The will to learn comes with a fear and a personal journey That is never considered and hard to predict In intensity. Your basis is solid yet green Holding promise for us all Too old but not too… Continue Reading →
Heroes in the lab
Proteins come in families And ask you to choose your favorite, As families do. You value efficiency, you appreciate stability, But colour and shape can dictate their popularity Like little heroes in a fantasy novel That becomes reality.
Mirage in the lab
What you wish if what drags you Out of bed, out of the office chair As a distant mirage Glowing in the lab. The pale hypothesis Rings no bell to anybody else But speaks to you. In your head it lits up And puts fire in your belly. Will it work? Is it true? Is… Continue Reading →
Happiness in the lab
Professional happiness Does not reflect in your life outside the lab. Topics of research are specific peculiar issues Of almost no importance to those who cross your way Or share your restaurant. Telling life a tale your work to a fresh new ear Brightens up your spirit of young scholar And reactivates your brain from… Continue Reading →
Jingle to the lab
Jingle jingle tho the lab In these last days of the year Full of activities chasing old questions. Decisive experiments take place But answers are still doubted And only the next year will uncover the truth.
Lab
Sunny yet cold outside The lab is a warm hug Where all tools rest in place ready to jump up And follow my idea.
Unknown liquid in the lab
It suits in my bench And makes me shiver by staring at me In its transparent glass bottle. For days, for months, for year I feared the day of its disposal. It was bottled in a regular November day That had left no memory and added no value in my research, Yet held on to… Continue Reading →
Everyday lab
Between uncertainties and errors I draw my line and lay my questions While I wait for the eureka And sigh at the bench.
Alone in the lab
Stars outside sneak through the blinds Curious of my flame. Frenetic and yawning I focus On the fire and on my hands. Tiptoeing among the tubes Double thinking all my movements Rejecting sleep and doubts I slowly proceed.
On the way to the lab
The sun is shy today And clouds seem to buffer The full potential of a day in the lab. Trepidation takes me there, Expectations drive my walk to the bench, Reasoning on unheard hypotheses Excites my ego and hurries my hands.
Getting creative
Creativity is also creating.. here some snaps of the SHOP, hope you like it 🙂
Welcome!
You have just landed on a website fruit of an experiment starting in science and finishing with poetry. In 2016, I was running between the lab an the office, writing articles and coaching students. What a stressful life is the one of a scientist in academia! I am not alone saying this and the choir… Continue Reading →
NEW BOOK OUT – START WRITING
Do you need a push to escape a bit the lab and find comfort in writing poetry for yourself? You might like this. The collection of 100 short sentences to stimulate your creativity and sense of humor… every scientist has one! Time to take those 5 min for yourself.
The community
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The community
Poetry from the lab has a community that has reached more than 1200 followers! Remember our non-regular work-in-progress newsletter here (ɔ◔‿◔)ɔ ♥ I promise not to spam you.
Shop
New BOOK released! Poetry and Science… where to start? A book to help you start writing poetry while busy in the lab just came out! CHECK IT HERE. You can also dig into how to tag your images and categorise them. HAVE A LOOK HERE. Click here to jump to our protein-rich science-filled SHOP! You… Continue Reading →
Stay posted… time for progress
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30 Nov 2019
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THE PoFTL NEWSLETTER
THE PoFTL NEWSLETTER – Nov 2019 HELLO you … you you… you snooping through the PoFTL blog from time to time! First of all, THANK YOU for all your comments and visits, it is great to have you in the community! The last weeks have been marked by very intense action and I really enjoyed sharing my thoughts and… Continue Reading →
23 Nov 2019
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Fellow Blogs
There are a few websites/blogs I like to follow for their topic, or graphics, or ambition! Here they are collected for me not to forget to check them, and for you to discover. 💨 ENGINEERING WITH ROSIE is a YouTube channel about wind power with great locations and nerdy explanations… this is my kind of stuff!… Continue Reading →
