Welcome!

Friday, March 11, 2011

The Day Diffusion Went Backwards

An ode to “Noisuffid”



There was nothing to do, nothing to say,

For Diffusion had left Mudville that day.

No-one spoke, no-one talked

Dust bowls scoured the sidewalk

Now Diffusion is a process

In which Salt affects Water

And the sun in the sky

Couldn’t get any hotter.

So what is diffusion, you say?

Diffusion is not in Mudville today.

Diffusion moves a substance, from area to area,

Whether high or low concetration,

The process is a slow frustration



Mudville was different

Or so it seemed

There was no more hope

No more dreams

All because, it seems

One process, slipped through our dreams.

Now Jean Jeanette

And his sister, Claudette

Brought out some water, they got from store.

Then they brought out another, more and more.

Then Jean brought some ink

That he made in the sink

And ten drops he placed

In the water

In the Jeanette Place

The water and ink sat

On a chair Jean called ‘Pat’



For seven straight days

The water and ink lay

Until one day

Claudette lay

She lay in the room

From Eve ‘till ‘noon

She noticed that night,

That the ink lay tight

And the water, no more

That was there before!

She called for Jean

Who was cool and clean,

Away in a dream

To find the ink

Had taken over



Diffusion had happened!

Jean and Claudette

Went to wake their Parent

And they rode into town

None wearing a frown

“Lookie here! Lookie here!”

Jean had cried

And cheers and hats had filled the skies.

Yes, Jean had prayed,

But for now,

There was Diffusion in Mudville that day!

No comments:

Post a Comment