2 Super-sensory-sensitive scrubbing towers

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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One nose
two tunnels
through which the air flows
as it goes
to our lungs,
to sustain,
maintain
life;
past detector receptors
(about 400  types)
which sense
smells and scents
(distinguish between a trillion
olfactory stimuli);
and fine hairs to filter,
trap particles,
sticky mucus oozed to capture,
attack microbes and bacteria,
the debris wafted towards
the stomach’s acid by cell cilia.

On its return
depleted
bearing the excreted
waste gas for the plants
the nostrils then vent
the air whose life-giving oxygen spent,
removed to sustain
life maintain.

You value your mouth, ears, eyes,
but do you despise
your humble nose?
clogged by catarrh or disliking its size?
It does you much good,
and enriches enjoyment of food!

[IP: facial features: eyes, ears, nose, mouth …]

 

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

This is a real phraseology of how the nose works. I remember when I used to practice yoga and meditation, how important breathing properly is. But you have gone so much deeper with your poem.

It amazes me just how many things go on with the nose, that we don't even consider.

A great I P poem.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, glad you enjoyed appreciating our humble nose! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Starfish Girl on

Hi Rhiannon

An extremely well put together poem. One giving lots of enjoyment and information.

When I wrote my story about the trunk I was intrigued as to why an elephant's nose is called a trunk so I googled it. Fascinating as is the nature of the trunk. Did you know that the Indian and African elephant's trunks are different? Worth a google.

Maybe you could continue poems about noses and write one about the elephant's!

Lindy

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you! That's an idea. I think I did one some time ago, must look it up, and maybe work on it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

What a nice ode to the nose - listing all its good qualities and necessary functions. 

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jean. It does get forgotten, doesn't it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

Such a lot of fine detail and what sits like a fun poem. You have done a grand job of weaving such technical aspects into this. Very nicely done indeed, Rhiannon. Paul 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Paul. I did toy with putting it under 'humour' but it didn't quite soud right! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Somehow never liked anatonomy and physiology at school I had a biology major. What I liked is the plants and especially the study of cells, sitology was fascinating you know it's like scifi.

Your descriptions are very amusing if I may say, from an expert yes with all the chemical biology knowledge. There was a researcher at university he told me there are a lot of unanswered questions. For example he said they don't know at all how blood platelets work- sounds like a very simple question. A mystery.

Keep well! Goodnight! Nolan &

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks.

It's to realise how intenselfy complicated even the 'simple' cells are that is so fascinating, and all that's learned leads to an awareness of how much there is still to understand, how nothing can be understood fully by human minds. And yet whad we do find out is not only wonderful, but often useful, and certainly makes us realise that it could only be designed by Supernatural wisdom, and couldn't have developed bit by bit by chance. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Nolan on

PS. Nicotene too, my GP told me if you can understand the working of nicotene you will win a nobel prize.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Interactions of anything with our complex bodies must be very complicated. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Very interesting Rhiannon, thankyou! Had no idea about this bit:

"past detector receptors
(about 400 types)
which sense
smells and scents
(distinguish between a trillion
olfactory stimuli);

Having not been able to smell really, since sometime in childhood, after getting covid some has returned, and it is so strange to suddenly get these new sensations! Are humans really able to distinguish a trillion smells?

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. It seems that that is so, it was always realised that the number was many, but recent studies seem to have arrived at this. It presumably doesn't mean we could name a trillion smells, but can distinguish fine differences!

It is intersting that for you some of your sense of smell returned with covid, wheras it seemed to affect adversely some people's sense of smell.! Rhiannon