Science Rules Poem by Douglas Scotney

On the day I look up 'Phrygia'
(a place in Asia Minor) ,
I find 'phrontistery'
('a thinking-place' - my bed)
after 'phroneein', to think.

I find that 'frenzy' used to be 'phrenzy' -
from phrenitis, delirium,
from phren, heart or mind.

On that day,
in a brilliant 'job relevance' push,
the Australian Government
reduces the cost to study science and nursing
and over-doubles the fee
for an Arts/Humanities Degree.