Atomic Tea

Inspired by Richard Feynman, Six Easy Pieces, Lecture 1: Atoms in Motion.

Your cup of tea sits quietly,
Its surface still and calm.
A tiny wisp of steam
Is all that’s going on.

Now magnify your vision,
Expand the scale up.
A cup as big as planet Earth
With atoms big as cups.

Tea is a glob of atoms,
Each jiggling in the heap.
Atoms that are water
And jiggling that is heat.

Cup-atoms block tea-atoms,
Despite how fast they seem.
But if tea-atoms hit the air
They pop right out as steam.

Hot tea-atoms jiggle fast -
Move randomly in air.
If they jiggle back to tea,
They’re stuck again in there.

Now blow away the steam -
Atoms can't return to tea.
Hot atoms still keep popping out;
Removing heat, you see.

And so atomic theory
Allows your mind to see:
If tea’s too hot for you to sip
Then blow to cool your tea.

Reviews

[Sarabelle]

Wow! Really awesome words, and I really do love the way you used the figurative language! It help me visualize perfectly, and I have to say that I am so proud, and this is your first piece of writing? Well, I'm certainly waiting to see more out of you. Excellent wright, I love the atomic theme that mixes with science and a soft subject such as tea, and yet the words still have meaning, and the overall lesson was there, and it made me realize how awesome it was!
Your definitely going to be up there on WritersCafe if you keep up writes like this, writes which I'm super excited to see! Well, I'll be waiting for your new piece soon!!
♥Sarabelle♥