A child waves her wand
and bubbles are conjured
into the wind, a shimmer
of colour chasing colour
around a membrane,
one molecule thick.
This fact is unknown
to the smiling child
and the fact that the effect
of soap on surface tension
was first measured
by Agnes Pockels
who persuaded
Lord Raleigh to wave
his magic wand
and get her published
since only men
and certain insects
were allowed
to walk on water.
Fab!