One little atom

Sitting all alone

Has eight negative electrons

Which is all he owns

Feeling rather empty

The atom looked with thrill

For a couple more electrons

So his valence he could fill

Along float another pair

Stopping by to say

“Do you need a hand with those?

Or around us should these stay?”

The first atom replied,

Feeling rather large

“Of course my friends—

You’re welcome to this charge!”

So into his orbit

The other two did throw

Their single small electron

So that his orbital may grow

But when they did this

They had a turn of luck

For to the first atom

The other two were stuck!

Although this may seem funny

Try not to ridicule

For when atoms share with others

They form a molecule!