The Haikus of the Periodic Table of Elements
By: Alfred Symon
New haikus: 16, 32, 43, 59, 63, 90
1. Hydrogen
The bubble flew up
To the sky without much weight
How far can it go?
2. Helium
The sun shun brightly
But in a few thousand years
The sun will go blunt
6. Carbon
Rolling stones gather
No algae; but what about
Charcoal (It will burn)
7. Nitrogen
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! BOOM!
8. Oxygen
It is not much known
But do you know that Oxy
Can form *gasp* acids
10. Neon
An element
That vibrantly glows orange
The new electric
12. Magnesium
‘Click’ says the camera
And a photograph slipped out
It smells of fireworks
13. Aluminium
The clanging upstairs
Is because of the metal
Used to wrap your food
15. Phosphorus
It so bright, so please
Close all windows; or maybe
It was phosphorus…
16. Sulfur
What a beautiful
Brimstone you are! Oh wait, you’re
Burning bright blue! Help!
17. Chlorine
Ouch! That atom burnt
My skin! It’s in the water!
Oh wait, it’s just gas
20. Calcium
My bones felt very
Strong after I drank this milk
So get now! (Buy here!)
22. Titanium
Titans, we destroy
Titans, we stand great and tall
Titans, hard metal
24. Chromium
It’s so colourful
And bright like that looooong rainbow
Except that it’s hard
26. Iron
He hunts for our blood…
He’s near us I can feel it…
…a pain in the neck…
29. Copper
It’s a good thing you
Conduct; you’re so important
─electrifying─
30. Zinc
It protected iron
And much more metal atoms
Will it be guarded?
32. Germanium
They say you can clean
Lots of bacteria; tell me,
Can you clean toilets?
36. Krypton
Superman hates it
But he has laser eyes, right?
Lasers are KRYPTON!
42. Molybdenum
Poor Molybdenum
Always confused as lead; when
Will you be the prime?
43. Technetium
“Your Facebook profile
Says that you’re artificial.”
“I’m also stellar!”
54. Xenon
Strangers are out there
Never talk to them, except
When they glow from air
59. Praseodymium
Praseodymium
Said “Camera, LIGHTS, Action!”
He’s the water boy!
63. Europium
Europium never
Saw Europe, though it’s in his
Name. (Fear of airplanes...)
74. Tungsten
The embers of our
Memories glow still as the
Light bulb for our lives
77. Iridium
Brighter than Chromium
More colourful than rainbows
Which one is your vote?
78, 79 and 47. Platinum, Gold and Silver
Does it ring a bell?
Well, yes of course! Every great
Singer has one! (Me)
80. Mercury
Tempers are flaring
Our climate slowly heats up
This world may crumble…
84 and 88. Polonium and Radium
Atoms discovered
By the love of two chemists
How radioactive!
90. Thorium
Are you related
To Thor, the thunder god? ‘cause
You turn dark in air
92. Uranium
Once again: explode!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A nuclear BOOM!
95. Americium
“So, like, you are from
America?” asked the girl.
“No.” Said the atom
101. Mendelevium
“They always ask me,
Are you Dmitri’s son?” I’m
An atom! My god!
102. Nobelium
And here comes the next
The noble Nobel, though fake
It’s so peaceful (not!)
104. Rutherfordium
First, you are Dubnium,
Next, you’re Seaborgium. Now you’re
Ruther... Who are you?
113, 114, 115, 116, 118.
You’re names are so long,
They can’t fit in my Haiku!
IUPAC, think short!
Postscript
And that’s that! All’s well
That ends well! I wish there are
More atoms to write!
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This is so creative! I love things that break the normal boundaries and ideas. I like Nitrogen the best!
BOOM!
Haha. I loved this poem. Nitrogen killed me.
Like the reviewers above me said, I think you got Hydrogen and Helium mixed up.
When I saw the symbols I freaked out and thought it was my Ipod. Then, I realized it wasn't just me.
Also, this would be a great way for students to learn the elements in an interesting and not dull way.
Keep writing!
I enjoyed these poems with glee. I love chemistry and it made me and my friends (who were reading over my shoulder) laugh. Hydrogen goes boom. Hehe...and so does uranium.
I would love to see more of these haikus but with the elements at the far bottom of the periodic table (i.e Californium or Einsteinium). Those would be so funny if you worded them right.
I love this idea, and it would look great on a poster that literary students could put on their walls. I don't know much about haikus though, and have only attempted one or two. Still, awesome idea. And props for having taken it so far.
OMG! Haha!
Well, I've got some nitpicks for you:
By the way, I love the title. 
I really had fun reading this 
7. Nitrogen
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! BOOM!
- Hilarious! XD What a way of keeping it in the 5-7-5 meter.
Can form *gasp*acids
- You forgot to put a space after '*gasp*' (xD) and a question mark at the end.
%u2018Click%u201D says the camera
- I wonder what symbol you used. o.o
It so bright, so please
- Correction: 'It's'
Oh wait, it%u2019s just gas %uF04B
- What symbol did you use again? xD
So get now! (Buy here!)
- Fail xD, but it's hilarious.
36. Krypton
Superman hates it
But he has laser eyes, right?
Lasers are KRYPTON!
- Haha! I love it!
74. Tungsten
The embers of our
Memories glow still as the
Light bulb for our lives
- Ooh, how poetic. xD
92. Uranium
Once again: explode!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A nuclear BOOM!
- Haha!
Well, don't mind the 'serious' nitpicks since we all know this is supposed to be comedic.
poemhaiku!Oh, my.
That.
Was.
Totally.
Absolutely.
AWESOME!
I totally loved it, and I can see why it received 14 "likes'!
My favorite:
*laughs* I think you mean Marie and Pierre Currie. I love it cos they are at the top of my "favorite dead but immortal people" list.
(Yes, I'm that nerdy. And A. Einestien is number ...two. He missed number one cos it's reserved for Prophet Mohammed. Why are you looking at me like that???!)
ANYWAY, thanks for sharing this,keep on writing, and don't forget to post them here!
Cheers!
Alpha
(P.S. Writing such a lovely poem that includes one of my top people (or at least hints about them) earned you a follower. Bet you can't guess who...)
Hi I like this! I recently posted a haiku too over here.
I'm not very good at science, but I did enjoy this. So, why is nitrogen booming? I'm sure it has other properties. Like I know it helps plants grow when it is there in soil.
And why are there those % and letters?
Woo! Science!
Nitrogen is actually a rather stable chemical as N2, so I didn't get that at first. It's only reactive under certain combinations.
I think you mean to have Helium and Hydrogen switched, because Helium is the inert gas that is used in balloons while Hydrogen is the main fuel of the stars.
Chlorine gas is actually really deadly...not sure if you knew this or not from your stanza.
Plutonium and Thorium ought to join Uranium, especially Plutonium.
Oxygen is typically used in bases, actually, as it's a reducing agent.
Anyway, just a couple of thoughts! Love the science in poetry bit.
I'm usually not the type to leave short reviews...
But the nitrogen one slayed me :3.
If I'm not mistaken, Helium is in a balloon, and hydrogen is in stars.
But I got a C in chemistry, so I'm probably mistaken...but I swear...
Hey!
I really did like this. There is one problem though.. Helium makes balloon float not Hydrogen. o.O I just thought you might like to know.
Other than that, I think you should keep writing!
Good Job!
~Shorty XD
Hey alfredsymon,
Wow, errr, you are amazing. xD Okay, so maybe all the lines and haikus didn't sound as tight as the others, but I was truly entertained by this and I couldn't help being awed at your genius while I was reading. I think your computer messes up the apostrophes or something, though, so just for the sake of clarity, you might want to fix them.
I wish I was more familiar with all the elements so I could understand some of the haikus better, but I still liked this a lot. Especially platinum, gold, and silver made me laugh.
Please write more.
Demeter
x
Ingenious. Really. Made me laugh out loud sometimes. This was truly awesome. I could do some spell check/grammar check, but I can't be bothered right now, sorry. I'd much rather enjoy these poems one more time.
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Copper, Krypton and Xenon are my favourite!
This is AWESOME! Great way for some students to remember the elements if they need to. Students in high school or college. Too bad they can't all rhyme but still a great job. I can't think of anything to add for you to improve it but the other reviewer said where it shows those symbols &00a kind of type. I'd say maybe it was where you pasted it in and they were actually apostrophe's or something. Good job.
Hey!
Wow I really liked this! It's such a creative way to think about something as dull as chemistry! (I was never much for science in school...) I also really like your use of haikus, I think it fits the subject really well.
The only thing I can really think to comment on is sometimes there are weird things like this: It%u2019s so peaceful (not!). Is it intentional? I don't think so. Maybe it's something with your computer?
Well good job!
~*~ Lily ~*~