Elements of elements of science contains poetry reflecting on discoveries of the chemical elements.
Each of these poem is the last of each set of poems about an element in The book of science. The title of each poem links to the corresponding page in The book of science.
The black and white drawing above is an abstract representation of a benzine ring using John Dalton’s symbols for hydrogen (circles with dots) and carbon (circles with gray centers). The photos are of patent models from The National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Copyright © 2017, 2020 Tom Sharp
“In the future,” he said,
raising his index finger . . .