Bible Poetry General&Philosophical Industry & Work Nature, Desert & Struggle |
The play of water in the air The cold nights and condensing drops of dew Moist the ground outside. Inside, the furnace sleeve stands erect The bottom ram Supports the stacked blocks of carbon And its work load of ceramic plates above. The induction coil throws its energy Into the Silicon Nitride discs Cooled at either end by running water. Like Gideon’s fleece Water dews between the cooled ram And air Vaporizes and steams into the tower above Intermingles with the partially formed plates And as the temperature and pressure rise Expanding steam cracks the discs And lines of failure form. Ezra Ben-Meir History: #304 Apr. 1988; revised Aug. 1999 * - Gideon’s Fleece, Judges, 6-8. The poem deals with the failures occurring during the furnace treatment of Engineering Ceramics, processed at temperatures of 1700DegreesC or higher- one of the past industrial experiences of the author/webmaster. ©- This poem, with acknowledgment as to source, may be used for non-commercial purposes.Contact me for comments or printing at, ezrabm@gmail.com |