The name
plate sits pretty, looking polished and neat
Shows off
the dormant power that’s lying beneath
It needs to
be taken for a spin, dragged through some murk
It needs a
bit of excitation to prepare it for work
At the flick
of the switch, the current rises high
Pent-up
inertia needs a fitting reply
Heavy-duty
equipment, freshly commissioned
Spins into
life, hums into rotation
More noise,
less work comes from unloaded spinning poles
Time to put
the wheel on the shaft, get things to roll
Action for
reaction spreads through the circuitry
Intensifies
with addition of more machinery
Needs to be
controlled by some additional accessory
Need a
greater overlap, need a better cosine
Need to stop
the wave from lagging behind
The wave
must stay in step, the electrons must drag their feet
To avoid a
slip-up and release of excess heat, a sign of impending defeat
Need to put
the fear of disaster, of swaying wildly off the mark
Of someone
who’ll cut off the power and extinguish the arc
Of new
installation being preferred over excessive operating cost
Of someone
who won’t hesitate to replace if the efficiency is lost
