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Platinum #078 edited for the “Poetry Saloon at Noon” feature at the Chicago Cultural Center /30/13 Janet Kuypers from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series A secretary at the Chicago Board of Trade dated a trader, but after they were engaged, she cheated on him. They broke off the engagement until he forgave her and offered her an engagement ring with a solitary diamond in a thick Platinum setting. Looking like white gold, Platinum was more expensive, so she was pleased he spent more money on her. Well, they married, but divorced in a few years. It’s a shame that marriage couldn’t last as long as that Platinum engagement ring, made out of one of the strongest metal elements in the Periodic Table. I wonder what they did with that ring. I hope they returned it, so a stronger couple could better accentuate that stronger Platinum ring and be a better match for all time. Since Platinum’s so strong and durable and resistant to heat, Platinum’s been used in everything from razor edges to spark plugs to catalytic converters. It’s in high-accuracy electronic thermometers, and Platinum parts are launched into outer space because Platinum could withstand anything the Universe may throw at it. But when I mentioned Platinum to someone recently, the only thing they thought it was for was “wealth accumulation”. And I thought, “For what? Like buying gold bars?” Because even though I see “Cash for Gold” ads, I haven’t seen people or places making “Cash for Platinum” calls, but wealth accumulation must be right, it has a higher value than gold, and it’s also strong enough for everything from wedding bands to outer space, to truly withstand the test of time.

Watch the YouTube video of this Kuypers reading the poem live 1/26/13 on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Canon), with music from the HA!Man of South Africa (2011 Hotel music “the Ice is Melting”)

See YouTube video 1/26/13 of Kuypers reading 8 Periodic Table poems (including this poem) on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Canon), with the HA!Man of South Africa’s 2011 Hotel music the Ice is Melting playing

See YouTube video 1/26/13 of Kuypers reading 8 Periodic Table poems (including this poem) on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Samsung), with the HA!Man of South Africa’s 2011 Hotel music the Ice is Melting playing

Watch this YouTube video of this “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem read live in Chicago 1/30/13 (Canon) at her feature Poetry Saloon at Noon

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table” poems, including this one, live in her Chicago 1/30/13 feature Poetry Saloon at Noon, with background music from the HA!Man of South Africa’ “Wayward Waltz of the Fractured Wind”

Download this poem in the free chapbook the Poetry Saloon at Noon, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems chapbook of poems in this show.

Platinum Janet Kuypers from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series (#078) started 8/22/12, continued 9/1/12, finished 9/2/12 A secretary for a trading company at the Chicago Board of Trade started dating a trader (even though he was a trader, he seemed like a nice guy) — and after he asked her to marry him and they were engaged, she cheating on him by having an affair with a coworker. They broke off their engagement until he forgave her and offered her an engagement ring with a huge solitary diamond in a thick Platinum setting. Looking like white gold, Platinum was more expensive, so she was pleased she got him to spend more money on her. Well, they married, but within a few years they were divorced. It’s a shame that marriage couldn’t last as long as that Platinum engagement ring, made out of one of the strongest metal elements in the Periodic Table. I wonder what they did with that ring. I hope they returned it, so a stronger couple could better accentuate that stronger Platinum ring and be a better match for all time. Because I know the Platinum Metal Group elements are really strong and durable, because Platinum’s been used in everything from razor edges to prevent corrosion to spark plugs, so they can be hotter and have a longer life. So yeah, because of Platinum’s resistance to heat, it makes sense that Platinum is used in catalytic converters in cars too — temporarily pulling the nitrogen and carbon atoms from nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide until they can re-bond into water and less dangerous byproducts for the environment. Because Platinum can really stand the heat, Platinum’s used for temperature detectors and high-accuracy electronic thermometers, and some parts that are launched into space have been made out of Platinum because they could not only withstand the temperatures, but also prevent corrosion, so everything being blasted off into space could stand everything the Universe may throw at them. So with Platinum being so resistant to corrosion, it makes sense that Platinum parts are in computers, and even in parts for neurosurgery... I’ve even heard (though I don’t know the details) that Platinum may be used in cancer medication too. (Wow, that would be great to hear, if Platinum could also possibly help people with cancer...) But when I mentioned Platinum to someone recently, the only thing they thought it was for was “wealth accumulation”. And I thought, “For what? Like buying gold bars?” Because even though I see “Cash for Gold” ads, I haven’t seen people or places making “Cash for Platinum” calls, but wealth accumulation must be right, it has a higher value than gold, and as we’ve discovered, it could also be strong enough for a wedding band to truly withstand the test of time.

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