A Glass Of Water. Poem by Michael Walker
A Glass Of Water.
Water was another of the four elements
defined by the Greek philosophers like Aristotle.
Any schoolboy now knows there are 113 elements,
which I have seen on charts in science classrooms.
The Greek thinkers did not know that water molecules
consist of two hydrogen atoms and one of oxygen.
They lacked strong microscopes to peer into matter,
although some of them theorised about atoms.
Water covers about two-thirds of the Earth's surface,
which makes it greater, in a sense, than air, fire and earth.
Water is like the opposite of fire: cold not hot,
liquid not flame, and very useful for fire fighters.
Water has a dark side in floods and storms,
but many positive qualities necessary for life.
The human body needs drinks of water regularly
to avoid dehydration, chronic thirst and fainting.
Yesterday I bought some bottled water at the supermarket
to compare the taste of it with water from the tap:
the refined water did taste purer than tap water,
and it has fewer calories than my usual soft drinks.
-17 February,2015.
Leucippus and Democritus worked out that all the world, all of matter, was divisible into atoms, thus anticipating modern science by over two thousand years.
Water, earth, sky and green. We need them more than she need us. Powerful and worthwhile words.
You are right: we need water as a first essential for life. Do we need the sky and greenness as much? A fine comment.
We say water is an essential ELEMENT of any living being.Without water no life is possible. A beautiful write having both elements of science and art, May I say oxygen and hydrogen like that of a water molecule? Thanks for sharing.
I did combine elements of science and art, based on my science lessons to high school students, mostly. Thanks for your analysis.
A nicely thought poem on the subject water, we as a poet tend to compare things in our own ways, in today's context where everything is in polluted form you nailed the water, which is God's gift to mankind and for free, but we humans are marketing and selling it........A thought provoking poem...10+++++
A most astute assessment of what I thought and wrote about water. Thanks for noticing.
From 'water is life' to countless other definitions have been given by poets, writers and scientists to explain the composition and qualities of water. This poem is also unique on this score. Thanks, Michael.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Nice practical ode to the Great Life Force: WATER!