Saturday, April 26, 2014

698 : A Drop in Time

Three Word Wednesday requires participants
to use the three words of the week in a composition.
The words this week were: Adept, Edible and Viscous.

The poem is based on one of the longest running scientific experiments.
You can read about it and see a 17sec clip of it dripping here.


A Drop in Time

A scientist took great delight
While, watching with his peers,
A coal-black glacial movement which
Dripped every thirteen years.

The pitch was in a funnel,
A thick and viscous goo,
It looked a bit like Vegemite
And was just as edible too.

The curator was a thorough man,
Adept and quite persistent,
But on his watch it dripped three times
And every time he missed it.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2014
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28 comments:

  1. Back off! I do actually like Vegemite.

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  2. The excitement was fever pitched?

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  3. I saw the story about that. Fascinating. And to miss it when he went to get a cuppa seems soooo unfair.
    And I don't like vegemite. Or beer. Or football. Unaustralian I fear...

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    1. Well I have officially come out as a football atheist, so I agree on that one. But I do like Vegemite all year 'round and beer in summer. The only pitch that gets me a bit interested is 22 yards long.

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  4. Wild PrimroseApril 26, 2014

    It must be fun waiting for the drip drop...makes watching paint dry look enthralling. I knew I was missing out. I am glad I read this. I feel much better about my dull life now.

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    1. It's as exciting as my life gets. Oh, how I envy your exciting life! Oh, how I long for a wet painted wall of my own to watch! "Pitch in!" my cub master said and that has been my lot ever since.

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    2. Wild PrimroseApril 26, 2014

      Boo hoo...now you've made me cry...I feel so sorry for you...I can organise for you to paint my walls and watch them dry...

      For you...On the house:)

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    3. Give hime some good French cheeses and and a spot by a log fire with some red wine, listening to his arteries harden. Much more fun.

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    4. Wild PrimroseApril 26, 2014

      Ok...maybe a little lute accompaniment as hardening artery mood music:)

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  5. So the curator was a real drip. so to speak. And you may wish to clock me for that. But you won't; you cannot reach all this way exempt by wire and electricity. Shocking, that.

    Pace and joy, Cosmo!

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  6. Patience is a virtue! LOL

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  7. a fun piece. and you're right about the vegemite, marmite is much better ;p

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  8. Delightful smile for a Sunday morning :)

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  9. This is the first year I didn't miss the first opening of buds on my cherry tree. It took decades.

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  10. In my view it is definitely in as in inedible :-)
    possibly slightly less in than marmite :-)
    but still in

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  11. o my...all for curiosity's sake...but science is all about that ..and so is life..... :)

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  12. Such a fun read, I really enjoyed this.

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  13. Okay, the comparison to Vegemite cracked me up. My daughter loves the stuff and I have no idea why! :)

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  14. So humorous, the one drip every thirteen years and then he missed it! Hilarious. The entire human condition.

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  15. :) funny with interesting images.

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  16. A fascinating story.. to wait for that drop .. and always fail. Quite sad actually.

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  17. Your sources of inspiration are truly mind boggling, Cosmos! I am not only convinced (that happened long ago) but now convicted: you could poetically twirl with the most banal of subjects...!

    xxx

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  18. There's something rather lovely about this Cosmo - thank you for an enjoyable read... With Best Wishes Scott wwwscotthastie.com

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  19. Vegemite??? I had to look it up... OK I think I'll stick to fluffer-nutters :-)
    Meanwhile leaving the left over brewers' yeast extract, I did smile reading your piece. :-)
    ZQ

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  20. Wonderful write! I love the story and the song. Cheers!

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  21. Sounds like it would be fun...
    Really a nice read!

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  22. Patience is a virtue and well rewarded in this case.
    Love Marmite & crisp sandwiches - never tried Vegemite - probably quite similar.
    Anna :o]

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