Article for 2013 Feb 06

“Viva la vita Latina”

That was what I thought / that I ought to court, / then I saw that nought / was right.
That was Chemistry, / which became hist’ry / to me when I’d seen / the light.

It’s a classic gaffe / to think classics naff / but in fact this has / my heart.
This is Latin! Bliss! / For my passion’s this! / Nothing can rip us / apart!

If my flame’s impugned, / mine’s a chemist’s doom / and myself is whom / I cheat.
So scram, catalysts! / Can’t mix that with this! / I’m a Latinist / at least!