His very well-worn, tired old tweed
hanging loosely from his slender back
Trotting across the campus courtyard
his shoes going clickety-clack
Scurrying along, shoelaces flapping
balancing a tower of books
Spectacles skewed, pencil in mouth
in disarray, he certainly looks
Back in the great auditorium
his absolute favourite place
All awkwardness suddenly vanished
disappeared, gone without trace
Vividly explaining
with body and speech
About the universe
and its outer reach
The students all seem
to forget about time
As the professor
begins to define
Strange chemical compositions
of red giants and nebulas of gas
Electromagnetic spectrums
of multiverse with unlimited mass
His audience now fully immersed
in this fabulous voyage of mind
Visiting far away galaxies
leaving earth and its troubles behind
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Webster's definitions:
Well-worn (showing the effects of extensive use or wear)
Scurry (to go or move quickly or in haste)
Red giant (a star in an intermediate stage of evolution, characterized by a large volume, low surface temperature, and reddish hue)
Nebula (a cloudlike, luminous or dark mass composed of gases and small amounts of dust)
Electromagnetic spectrum (the entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation extending from gamma rays to the longest radio waves and including visible light)
Multiverse (a theoretical reality that includes a possibly infinite number of parallel universes)
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