The silence chills
it freezes the hottest room
brings the mercury down
close enough to say Kelvin,
absolute zero, -459 degrees F.
Superconductivity, superfluidity
quantum mechanics zero point
energy quelled, entropy stilled
enthalpy minimal, not one voice
Can speak in silence this cold
throat frozen, heart near stopped
cryogenic foreverness
too frigid to feel the loss
Of us, of you, of this, of me
Colder than the universe, its 2.73K,
a heatwave compared to this place
I’m in, this vacuum of spacetime
scientists cannot replicate
Deafening in quiet
ears roar with silence
enough to make sane men mad
send anyone to early grave
But…I have a match.
There’s no snuffing out of me.
One puff of my inner fire,
And we
warm back
to we.
~ Emily Clapper
5.23.16
Great ending, Em!
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Thanks, Kunal! Good morning to you. Goodnight from me! 🌗
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Cool! No pun intended… Really, amazing poetry!
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Thanks so much, Meg! 🙏🏼✨
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Science and romance with a cute voice… I liked it! 🙂
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Thanks, Simon! 🙏🏼😊
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Always 😘
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Great!
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Thanks, B!
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Love that fire! 🙂 ❤
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It burns HOT. Thanks, E! 🔥🔥🔥
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Love the science in your poem! And the sentiment too! 🙂
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Thanks, love! I know you are part nerd and this is one reason why we click! 🤓🙏🏼💜
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Oh, yes, the nerd part of me is strong! 🙂
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Brilliant
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