Livermorium, vanishing
in our grasp
Janet Kuypers
1/21/22 Twitter-length Periodic Table poem
for element #116, Livermorium (Lv)
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You had another name for years,
& you’re surprised we don’t know you.
Named for the lab & city you were made
that was 1st named for a rancher/landowner,
we synthesized you— but w/ your short half-life,
you vanished in our grasp. But still,
we’ll build a plaza for you, & our love.
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