lacuna

I.

Her name was Alnico,

and she rotated madly

clockwise like seasons in time with the earth

while the face of the moon

husked stars from her shadows,

inclined to keep smiling in the light of her mirth.

II.

His name was Cuprum.

He drew a circumference

as wide as an orbit around sun and moon.

He stood like a fulcrum,

centered and stoic,

while she stayed in the bounds of her cyclic commune.

III.

And each time she passed him

A light wave emitted;

they shared an electron on a covalent plane.

The light was intense now,

saturating their sphere

and the wattage was measured for loss and for gain.

IV.

The dimension between them

was apparently empty,

yet beautifully arranged as she passed through his space.

Electrical chemistry,

though they never were touching,

was obviously induced between lovers displaced.

Author's Note

Alnico is an alloy used to make magnets. aluminium (Al), nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co)
Cuprum is latin for copper.
Lacuna is an unfilled space.

When a magnet passes between two conductors (such as copper) electricity is generated. Although the space between appears empty, there is a measurable current.

Cheers!

Reviews

[DaughterNature]

Fantastic! I love the physics/chemistry vocabulary you use here, and the structure is really nice. It's so great to compare what happens in science with romance.

[Lyn Anderson]

I love it. Well done personification and imagery.

[m.s.early]

Thank you so much KL. You're always so encouraging. :) :)

[Mia Sparrow]

you have an artist's acumen to find poetry in a phenomena of physic, giving lovers their own field in the applied sciences and providing explanatory adequacy through verse. who does this. do you churn your own butter, too?

[m.s.early]

As a matter of fact, I still have the churn that my grandmother used :-P

[Sami Khalil]

A very good analogy on magnets and magnetic forces and how they relate to lovers...A wonderful and unique write...:).........................

[m.s.early]

Thank you so much, Sami :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)..............................

[Claire in VA]

This is a magnetic field worth checking into!
Nicely-written.
Seems as if lots of thought went into this.

[m.s.early]

Thank you Claire :)

[Jack...]

I love the idea behind this X. That unseen force that creates an attraction, either pulls two together or pushes them apart. Very cool my friend.

[m.s.early]

Thank you, Jack :)

[Frieda P]

Wasn't familiar with the elements name, so kind of hard to decipher until I read your author's note, then all the elements came together and made sense, the attraction in time and space. Too deep for me this early in the ayem, you made me think...need another cuppa. ;-)

[m.s.early]

Well there's always a good reason for another cuppa, Frieda. Thank you for reading :)

[Frieda P]

Yep, I always consider breathing to be one of them, enjoyed even in my confuzzel'd state of mind, always a pleasure xavier. ;)

[m.s.early]

Two lovers passing generate an invisible yet measurable intimacy.

[LadyAnn68]

OMG how elaborate and testing...I don't know a thing about copper, alnico, or lacuna... but I do know about magnetic attraction....LOL Very cool.

[m.s.early]

lol... thank you ladyanne. Sometimes the geek in me cannot be contained...

[LadyAnn68]

I am still chuckling over my remark...but very very cool!