Chemistry It doesn't take a Gypsy woman To gaze into the crystal ball and cry Aiiii! Aiiii! I see a landscape littered with emotional casualties Think only of cold water and Things which are ordered and solid But the red alert itself Quickens the mercury Chaotic patterns leap, shock! Disallowed dimensions Bang on the door Laughing cruelly at the melted crystal Demanding attention Dancing the deadly Tarantella Taran! Taran! Tarantella! Search this site Poem about Pi Atom poem More poems Home Page © e-poems.org 1999 Atoms Some people raise uncertainty To a principle As though we were nothing but atoms Atoms don't bleed It's not anticipation makes them breathless They expect nothing And so They've no need   Some people say, Nature's dialectic As though she knew how else things could have been Nature doesn't choose She never bates her breath in expectation She's no need And so Nothing to lose © e-poems.org 1999