Nature used trace metals and rare earths
Held their toxins safe in keratin outgrowths
Lined up as pigments on a refractive surface
Collided light waves to give a shimmer
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Debis, you just made scientific exposition poetic! ! ! ! You must wield a supremely magic wand to be able to do that. I never once read a science textbook that spurred me into creating a poem... I think though that I would like to give it a go because this is so creative, compelling, and- - I don't believe I'm about to say this but - - - sensual. Next thing I'll be saying is that algebra is romantic. Absolutely top-notch writing as usual, my friend... My favorite lines? Oh, goodness, yes, I love the closing lines but what grabs my art-loving brain cells is: Lined up as pigments in a refractive matrix Collided light waves from exact angles Interference patterns to give a shimmer Varied their hues to depict an eyespot
......surrenders to beauty...... significant....