A Mineral - C.S.H. A mineral is a wondrous thing, At least it is to me, For in its ordered structure Lies a world of mystery. The secrets that is has withheld For countless ages past And clung to most tenaciously Are being learned at last. Each year using new techniques Or with a new device, We make our knowledge more complete, Our data more precise. But let us not in trying to solve A mineral mystery Forget that minerals are a part Of natural history. Nor in our quest for more detail When probing an unknown, Forget that every mineral Has a beauty of its own. With progress in technology Each year sees new machines That try to copy nature By sophisticated means. But for all these modern methods We can not yet compete With the world of ordered beauty That lies beneath our feet.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:24:38 +0000
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