Doctor Poet

Doctor Poet 

     David Angel 

Cici - 

Dave… can I try one?
Why does the doctor want to?
Because it’s easy!


Harder than you think
Your doctorate means bupkis
To haiku artists


Just sit back and watch
I can do it too, angel
With both my eyes closed!

Poetic Haikus

     By Christina Clair, PhD

A pinch in my lake
Of calcium carbonate
Brings out the turquoise


Caused by scattering
Algal photosynthesis
Rapid pH spike

Short waves, green and blue
Scatter in the aquifer
What a pretty sight!


(CaCO3
+ H+→  CA2
+ HCO, hon)


Reacts with acid
The hydrogen gets “used up”
Less acidity


Angel - 

I live on Mud Lake
No calcium carbonate
To capsize the brown

Copyright ©️ 2026, David Angel, All Rights Reserved 


Dr. Claire - 

I told you I could do it but why'd you reveal my real name, Dave? How'd ya like it if I told them yours, Goldenhammersteinberglipshitzman?

Angel - 

It wouldn't fit on my book covers, and there's no shit in Lipchitz. Goyim!  SMH

PoetNote - 

Calcium carbonate can affect a lake’s color, usually making the water appear turquoise, milky blue, pale green, whitish or cloudy depending on concentration, particle size, sunlight, and the lake’s depth.

Why does it change the color, dear ChatGPT?

"Tiny suspended calcium carbonate particles scatter light in the water.

Shorter wavelengths of light — especially blue and green — scatter more strongly, giving many calcium-rich lakes their striking colors.

This is similar to why glacial lakes often look turquoise, although glacial lakes usually contain finely ground rock flour rather than primarily calcium carbonate.

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Two Main Situations

1. Dissolved Calcium Carbonate (little visible effect)

If the calcium carbonate is mostly dissolved, the lake may simply become:

clearer
slightly bluer
chemically stable

without dramatic color change.

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2. Suspended or Precipitated Calcium Carbonate

When calcium carbonate precipitates into microscopic crystals suspended in the water, the lake can become:

cloudy
milky
bright aqua or turquoise

This happens because the particles reflect and scatter sunlight.


Famous Examples

Some lakes with notable carbonate influence include:

Lake Louise (mostly glacial flour, but similar optical effect)
Mono Lake
Plitvice Lakes"
Lake Goldenhammersteinberglipchitzman

Hat tip - 

Chat GPT
Bear Lake, Kathleen Hobbs @livetobehappy

Laketography by ChatGPT