As White River rumbles, somnolent,
A kitten’s in the snow, slumbering,
Let it lie tactfully, saccharine.

Rest; a factor for growth, sacrosanct,
The attacking titans, sinister,
Are thereby kept at bay, stalwartly.
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Spring comes to the polis, sonorous,
Waters flow to the sea, sapphirine,
But your road leads West, scientist.

Farewell and adieu, Hero from Freetown,
Farewell and adieu, from the Land of the Free,
For you must take flight to mountainous Schweiz,
Starting a new story with our melancholy.

[Chorus]
We’ll clink and we’ll cheers like true German friends,
We’ll run and we’ll dribble all on the Bay grass,
Till then we’ll score zingers in the goals of ol’ Roble;
From Basel to Frisco is many-a league!

You came from Black Forest, but were not a tourist,
For science you came, ‘speccing proteins your aim.
Fun you had too, but a siren called you,
So, finish your ale and hoist that sail!

[Chorus]
We’ll clink and we’ll cheers like true German friends,
We’ll run and we’ll dribble all on the Bay grass,
Till then we’ll score zingers in the goals of ol’ Roble;
From Basel to Frisco is many-a league!

The Rhine’s water flows, chilling landlubber toes,
The Münster’s bell rings, the wind howls and stings,
You’ve sailed into dock, to toil by the Rock,
Your anchor is down, and sorrow will drown!

[Chorus]
We’ll clink and we’ll cheers like true German friends,
We’ll run and we’ll dribble all on the Bay grass,
Till then we’ll score zingers in the goals of ol’ Roble;
From Basel to Frisco is many-a league!

Divine sea breeze stirs the reeds,
Sunlight tills the gentle hills.
Seeping down beneath the ground,
A single ray bringing light of day.
The spirit of the mine comes online,
Stitching coal to air; a life affair.
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From Scottish Highland to Georges Island,
No bell tolls louder, truth of power,
Victory of man over nature’s plan,
Victory of mind over monster-kind;
The intraluminal foe trembles so,
In flight from Leukos’s rabid bite.

​The chronomancer projects her power,
Her barrier, the calyx of a flower,
Protecting the sweet petals of youth.
Her wisdom grows, forever seeking truth,
To preserve all her fellows in their prime.
Her row is with no land, but passing time,
And no army’s guard competes with her skill,
For nature shall bend to the wizard’s will.

You leave us now for far fair fields, pastures green,
That shall soon bloom veridian, in your tending.
You are on your way to new adventures murine;
Your tenure as our furry fiend-shepherd is ending.

We shall receive no more offerings of coquito,
Spooky posters from the uncanny valley,
Cute pictures of little Kokoh Loquito…
The lab’s loss is impossible to tally!
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Logistician extraordinaire, godspeed on your quest!
With Karlach and the God of Thunder at your side,
I know you embark on this journey with zest,
And it will, I’m sure, be an amazing ride!

​As you take wing to land of rising sun,
So do its rays blot out our Western skies.
To deserve being left: what have we done?
Lord of the cocktail glass, generous and wise,
You have imprinted your mark on us,
And now to ventures electric you go.
To your health we raise our glass thus,
And are glad that you we got to know.

​You have elected to depart to Elysian pastures,
And now we must mourn our elusive raptures.
Your elaborate elegance shall likewise take wing,
Oh, most electric bearer of a power-ring.
Most in your element when eloquent song rises,
To entertain you employ all eligible devices.
Uncontested Elvis of our laboratory tribe,
In your celebration these words I inscribe.
May you find your El Dorado swiftly,
Under the watchful eyes of Our Lady.

Tour d'Or - 2025

Proud golden dome;
Among bare branches awaits
His Lady Winter.

Bayshore Helix - 2025

Summer sun sparkles,
Gentle waves caress the surf,
On DNA Way.

Redwood Ranger - 2025

Feline friends frolic
Among stately sequoias.
The seraph smiles.

The Explorer - 2025
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Bone of man and beast,
Bleached by the Nubian sun.
The scholar rests not.


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