These are rhymed and free form poems that express my thoughts on art, science, philosophy, life, love, politics and death as told from a scientist's point of view in some cases. This is poetry book No. 8
Fit Dalton found his famous law That elements react in discrete whole numbers While Brown discovered dust being kicked around Thomson reasoned that a cathode ray Was the particle that orbited Rutherford' nucleus Bohr relegated Thompson's particles To discrete orbits around Rutherford's nucleus Allowing Lewis to explain chemical bonding Which, in turn, made chemistry fit the model Of what matter is actually compromised of
Precision We measure to the micrometer Produce parts to the nanometer There are more transistors Than there are leaves on trees More cellphones than people Precision is a bastion of technology A work of art is imprecise But will last much longer Than any modern device
Ancestors Our ancestors lived a different life They interacted tactility with nature We interest more vicariously Life was hard but more satisfying In the days before technology We see the world on screens Our compositions have negative space Theirs was more earthy and vivid Personal contact was face to face Our contacts are in a phone list We expect instantaneous gratuity They accepted anticipation Keep that in mind when you think of them
Ancestor Pic
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
