Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Chemical Elements Poems 12: Named for the Eighth Planet


It was named for the eight planet,
or what was the eighth planet
at the time.

Rare earth most common.
Still, six cents a gram
is more filet mignon
than cereal.

One hundred billion tons
waits on its namesake,
easier to retrieve than any
neptunium on Neptune.

2 comments:

Amy said...

Uranium?

Andy said...

Good guess, but no. Uranus is the seventh planet... :)