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The Chemistry Hour

Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 27, 2009

 

The Chemistry Hour
 
Gerard Bullett
 
Now let me praise, not famous men,
But men who, for little reward,
Scattered the floor of my dusty pen
With crumbs of truth from a cherished hoard,
And in particular him who came,
On Tuesday and Friday, praise the Lord,
Hoping to set our hearts aflame
With natural science, combustible stuff.
 
Snobs every one of us, lost to shame,
We [...]

Sticks and Stones

Posted by: ozymandias1 on: January 13, 2009

This was left by the photocopier recently and I thought it was pretty cool;
Truth
Sticks and stones may break my bones,
But words can also hurt me.
Stones and sticks break only skin,
While words are ghosts that haunt me.

Slant and curved the word swords fall
To pierce and stick inside me.
Bats and bricks may ache through bones,
But words can [...]


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