As it [the Nile] ebbs, the seedsman / Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain.

Molybdenum disulfide is another common additive that improves the antiseize properties of wheel-bearing grease.

a stagnant pool

Remembering my daily habits, Papa-san brewed the coffee and before I had completed a local phone call, he was serving it piping hot from the Silex, still grinning as he thought of other days of coffee-making.