Life sustaining processes phenomenaJeev jagat ki Adharshila chapter 13 kingdoms english poem English
1. Jeev jagat Chapter 13 ki Adharshhila 1
Kingdoms of Life
Homosapiens & other species
Sons of Adam and Eve
day & night morning eve
have proudly proclaimed
from the top of every hill in sight
Right from the grand old time
when they started to cultivate ,
hunt ,capture or domesticate,
animals bigger than themselves
saying without thinking twice
that they are a superior race
Master of all the animal kind
better than all of them overall
They are intelligent, brilliant & bright
they know what is wrong or right
they can do what others can not
they perform what others do not
2. Jeev jagat 2
It is a boon to be born a Man
a privilege our own alone
obtained only by God’s grace
doing deeds which pleased the Gods
All this tempted me to try
to test this bragging about, the
‘ Uniqueness of Man in the Universe’
on the touchstone of science
And so I browsed through the
modern scientific literature
focusing on the qualities
which other species possess
And see and show ,in the
light of all this ,how far
this is true ,if at all;
How Man stands after all
in comparison with the species
of other domains or kingdoms
and various varieties of the
kingdom animalia in particular.
3. Jeev jagat 3
The first to breath on earth we know
Leeuwenhoek’s animalcule bacteria alone
whether Eu or Archae we do not know
but were extremophiles we are almost sure
They were the ones who
created the RNA world
of millions unicellular cells,
with ribosomes in cytosol gel!
They were the ones who knew
the trick of self assembly of
molecules,and the skill of
RNA replication somehow
Multiplication by cell division
also seems to be their invention
along with utilizing lipids & protein
for metabolism and membrane
They were the ones who began
hunter hunted line of food chain
and showed also that symbionts can
do, better than whatever each alone can
4. Jeev jagat 4
The Cyanobacteria of their tribe
did wonders no one can deny
causing first great extinction
filling with oxygen the whole sky
using the bacterial Chlorophyll
for trapping sun light and making
carbohydrates ensuring their supply
and in giving rise, to many a many
new varieties or forms of Life
which were dependent on
oxygen instead of methane,
in the universal survival game
They were the ones to start using
the DNA for heredity and variation
mastering conjugation transformation
and transduction also for reproduction
ultimately giving rise to eukaryotic
Protista the parent kingdom of
The fungi animalia & plantae
Via protophyta ,protozoa & protofungi
5. Jeev jagat 5
For the first 2 billion years
they ruled the world all alone
And then joined evolving domain
of eukaryotes in the struggle of existence
Harming them by causing diseases
helping them in various ways
inventing Nitrogen fixation techniques
they still sustain life in many ways
Perhaps protista’s greatest contribution
is broadening the canvas of life
with a wide range of forms,& nutrition
life cycles and modes of locomotion
Unicellular ,colonial , multicellular forms
of a variety of styles , designs and shapes
gliding , floating, swimming ,micro or macro
autotrophic or heterotrophic all crowded the seas
Intensification of struggle for life
is discernible and the modes of
offense & defense ,symbiosis as well as
parasitism reached new heights
6. Jeev jagat 6
Amongst protophyta the Algae
stole the show with great variety
of their forms, colours and styles
becoming founding fathers of Plantae
They are a polyphyletic popular grouping
of unrelated plant like organisms
apparently of bacterial parentage
with a question mark about their origins
Their pigments are said to be
a gift of their cyanobacterial friends
symbiosis with fungi ,corals ,sponges ,
gives them a remarkable stand
They contribute merrily to greenery
oxygen sugars oils & minerals
make corals look so beautiful
are capable of solving our problems !
Bioluminescence of some of them charms
but blooms of many are pretty dangerous
causing death and destruction all around
of uncountable living ones in their prime.
7. Jeev jagat 7
Fungi are no less wonderful
rulers of the underground world
invisible supporters of large jungles
forming their connecting channels as well
Acting as pioneers in association
with cyanobacteria or algae as lichens
are inventers of antibiotics which save life
but cause serious diseases which destroy life
Of protozoa enough to say
many of their modes of nutrition
locomotion and reproduction
have jolly well come to stay
Via inheritance from them
by succeeding kingdom animalia
Thankful for these grand pa’s inventions
we are merrily carrying on
with each phylum adding its own
special features and techniques
to the treasure house of the world’s
large living community over all
8. Jeev jagat 8
And we the men have learnt
a lot from our brotheren from
sister phyla and other classes
for it seems, envy has its own uses
Of Plantae ,what we can say for it is they
made earth inhabitable by us in a way
bequeathing greenery ,providing energy
and making it pleasant by its colourful ways
We must be indeed thankful
to the God ,if any ,and its Nature
for providing such a nice company
of plants ,animals and other creatures
And blessing us with mind and wisdom
capacity to learn and befriend them all
use them as best as we can in our struggle
and survive in their company so far so well .
NB : -----------
The only regret is that Virus blight
of uncertain origin and unknown tribe
still haunts us in our dreams
is still free to hurt us and jibe .
