As they could not see it, <br />wanted to see it, <br />believed it was there, <br />they believed the function of trillions of drops <br />was to carry away dirt, <br />and the more the dirt you could see, <br />the closer to clean you would be! <br /> <br />Those who were confounded by that, <br />were brought to despair: <br />there were similar beliefs about air.<br /><br />douglas scotney<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/clean-water/
