General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

I care not for the clerihew,
concerning Hummphry Davy,
So here in verse that's very new,
I'll tell it much more savoury.

That people should no evil fear,
Of Firedamp in atmosphere.
The solution here is brought in triumph
The solution clear: is wrought by Humph:

Sir Humphry Davy,
Wire: wove wavy.
And round the flame it wrapped,
And coal was hewn,by miner soon,
His glow, Humph's gauze entrapped.

Though eerily well his theory run,
They hounded him-
Oh deary Hum!
The gutter trash: a medium,
Who abuse folk of their tedium.

But Humph grew great opprobrium,
Drew crowds to the Royal Society podium,
and isolated elements;
Magnesium and sodium. ... ...


er Sorry Humph, unlike your illustrious self,
I did not manage to contain potassium.

There's always a sacrificium!