The Tyndall Effect

Poetic Description of a physical phenomenon

Softest gray mist
hanging pensive around
proud pines,
obscuring crunching gravel path,
sent ablaze of diamonds hovering
by swishing lines of headlights
far off in the distance.

Light disperses when passing through colloidal particles in suspension.

Reviews

[alan peter kelly]

physics as poetry....concise...lovely alliteration....and the last line of light is inventive....

[Desert Dreamer]

You have done well with this poem that also teaches...love the final line with the scientific information. Beauty and science in one poem.

[Sorry Infamous]

Oh sweet fog....
How you set the mood.
Beautiful poem. Crafty and clean.

[Gandré]

Yes, it is physical phenomenon, I liked your presentation. nice alliterations. thanks also for reviewing my piece.

[Joanna Maharis]

I love the beautiful imagery, in that it's captivating and enchanting.

[alesuriko]

Very vivid... the description in this is really intense and your word choice is great. I loved how pensive and crunching and ablaze feel extremely hard hitting because of the way you've set up the rhythm and the flow. The other words like softest, swishing and hovering sound so soft and hushed. Each feeling is experienced as it should and you've done a marvelous job describing them so expressively.

[Rick Puetter]

Dear E. L.,

A very simple and clean poem that was greatly enjoyed. And thanks for introducing me to the work of John Tyndall. I am intimately familiar with aerosol scattering as my company builds real-time video electronics that removes its effects so the user can see up to three times further through fog, mist, haze, smoke, blowing dust, and murky water. However I was unaware of the person who did the first basic work in this area. And the introduction was so gentle and poetic. Many thanks!

Beautiful writing.

Best regards,

Rick