As the solution cools
the molecules slow their stochastic dance
and the liquid is less able
to keep the substance dissolved.
As a threshold is crossed
the power of solution fails
and atom by atom
molecule by molecule
the substance crystallizes
plane by plane
layer by layer
the form of the substance
gives rise to a growing crystal
revealing in its structure
the nature of itself.
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024 at 10:09 AM UTC
As the solution cools
the molecules slow their stochastic dance
and the liquid is less able
to keep the substance dissolved.
As a threshold is crossed
the power of solution fails
and atom by atom
molecule by molecule
the substance crystallizes
plane by plane
layer by layer
the form of the substance
gives rise to a growing crystal
revealing in its structure
the nature of itself.