A Part III's Plea

Alas, we see the lecture clock strike one,
And visions fade of quarks so tightly tied 
By hundred human weights they'd not divide.
The lecturer reminds us — we're not done! 
 
There still remains a final task (for fun),
An octet and a sextet to provide, 
Or else his poor mood bids him to decide
Part III exams to be a gruelling run. 
 
I seek to right this wrong, and thus present
A plea to make it easy just this once. 
Have us draw superman signs, wiggly charts,
Follow the Piccadilly line's descent.
Ignore neutrino mixing, spend these months 
Relaxed till Cambridge our degree imparts.


Darina Andriychenko, 2024