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Writing from the stemistry lab

The poetry of atoms

by Barbara Gordon

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It’s new, but not fresh or pure.
Wavelengths of light,
Without the visible spectrum

Alive but quietly dead.
Hopes, wishes, needs
Wrapped in the poetry of
Atoms.

Small to large, to huge, to massive.
Power densities tiny, but crafted
With the strength to change
Power destinies

The indestructible logic
Of flawless molecules