Needles of rain in a bright hopeful sun Surprise after a day of struggle And closing doors on my face. When you surrender and stop fighting and planning, Nature winks at you And pulls tricks out of her bag.
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 →
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 →
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 →
Terms and conditions/ Disclaimer
This is a personal blog. This blog uses ads and I receive a small compensation for their appearance. Revenues are used to support the blog and donated to science-funding organizations. Any views or opinions represented in this blog are personal and belong solely to the blog owner and do not represent those of people, institutions… Continue Reading →
20 Aug 2019
[tags, photo, photography, garden, gardening, flowers, purple, little flower, spontaneous, nature, sweet, resistant]
Nesting
I restrict my fence And move them closer to my belly Creating a nest I can only fit in. Hay and dry flowers around me Cover this atmosphere of mistrust And, for a while, The greyness gets a shade of nature.
Autumn fire
Autumn surrounds me And brings warmth and reasons Worth its orange destined leaves. The colours of fire Bring life into a nature soon to rest. Time will come That the hopeful green Will surprise me.
Gorge cold
Invisible and hard, The cold of this gorge reaches me And swipes away the comfort of this Sunday. Nature touches me and like a stream Refills my hands.
Holiday lapse
On the sunny grass, I refuse to count the minutes And abandon myself into the light And into this book with potential. In a cone of rays, Life seems logical And nature an expected component, Fast from the arrogant asphalt Of home.
Daisy lesson
The rain is coming And the daisy closes its petals Waiting patiently for the good day. Nature tells the way. Let time pass, And stay closed Looking inside For the turmoil to be over.
Success homology
The absurd colours of nature Ones me with their extravagance and personality. No such bravery is permitted In the world of humans. Homologation as a rule to success Reveals its limits In the grey of clothes And the monochrome of personalities.
Night animals
In the wild of the evening I redirect worth the nature and the little ones Hiding behind the leaves. Tails and ears are up Soon jumping quickly Avoiding the dangers and into the breathless.
No Limits
The limits of a repetitive and recurrent nature Are confronted with the infinity of the molecules Orchestrating a bigger design As crowded modern cities Fit in single statistical values. Find your scale, find your limits, Start pushing.
Office shadow
Nature returns Apparent and joyful to my eyes. Sitting at the desk, I can imagine its energy And feel my skin vibrating. I long for the sun That neglects this office To embrace those working open-air.
Sleeping seed
A few centimeters Hide the naive seed of Chillies In the soil of nature. Sleeping and dreaming Becomes conscious with the light And cheerful with the warmth Of the spring behind the corner.
Snail 2
The snail is the animal Who hides the success in its closed house And silently surprises everybody. With the colours of nature And the belly that holds the world, The snail tours the planet Unobserved by the crowd. Carrying its safety on its back, The snail is always afraid of an imminent disaster, Yet it… Continue Reading →
Motto
Finding my motto I stumble on ‘pipetting while protesting’ ‘ dilutions to success’ ‘ titrating my motivation’ ‘ observing & questioning’ ‘ calculations of nature’ And still looking for the one.
DNA evolution
Planning of mutations Brings me back to childhood and playing with Lego. Will this small brick be able to support the castle? Will this extra arginine pimp this enzyme? Mutagenesis plays by the rules of nature And smiles at evolution, Embarrassed by its small efforts Towards lab-scale successes.
Happiness
Happiness it’s you the light I see behind the glass Staring and waiting for my smile to rise And conquer my fearful core in the lab. Happiness it’s you The pink halo of my sky today Pushing slowly the important news I long for, alone in the lab. Happiness it’s you The number that matches… Continue Reading →
Unique
Here you are pretty protein Whose colourless nature Hides its unique activity. Water of unsuspected value Filled with thoughtful care and Fruit of a winding and windy treasure hunt. I found you when hope had left And so many people As a personal gift of nature.
Escape
Fast On the train I escape the lab and find nature. Sunlight, breeze and spark colours Tickle my imagination and my dormant rationality.
Affinity
Stick to me because of nature, Years passed and we grew together, Always more compatible. My little hands recognize you, Refusing the others While we give life to a new superior entity.
Manuscript core
Spell, correct, abbreviate, Own the judgment, Respect the community. Formulas and curves to embrace, Hypotheses and deductions that drive, To uncover the hidden beauty of nature.
