I know I've published this before,
I thought that I would post once more,
Especially now, with Covid near,
To me, vaccines are 'specially dear!
For once, he’d listened to his wife,
How to ameliorate her life,
And he went without delay,
To take her on a holiday.
But as he hastened to comply,
In proving he was one sweet guy,
He left his glistening lab in less
Than pristine order, I confess.
While those two hurried who knows where,
One petri dish abandoned there,
A part of his criteria,
Was moistened with bacteria.
When they returned, that fateful dish,
Was not as clean as they could wish.
Bacteria, possession had,
And things were looking rather bad.
Except one place had not been ‘got’,
No icky growth upon that spot.
Instead, a little bit of mold
Had landed there and taken hold.
It battled with the icky stuff,
And proved that it had strength enough,
Its presence brought discovery,
And new ways for recovery.
I guess you’ve guessed by now that guy
Was christened Fleming from on high.
And penicillin started small
S’the best discovery of all!
After that, we note that he
Made no more great discoveries.
His wife, by his chaos dismayed,
Decided she would hire a maid.
Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen, Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?
Next week, we all may stink a bit,
And Garlic'll be the cause of it!
Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?
We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks...
Favorite invention (From Mimi) (April 12) Today!
National Garlic Day (April 19)
The ocean or beach (From Mimi) (April 26)
The best thing about spring (From Mimi) (May 3)
We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks...
Favorite invention (From Mimi) (April 12) Today!
National Garlic Day (April 19)
The ocean or beach (From Mimi) (April 26)
The best thing about spring (From Mimi) (May 3)
Lost
Sock Memorial Day. (May 10)
The anniversary of the patent of the rubber band. (May 17)
Favorite breakfast (May 24)
Memorial Day (May 31)
Best Friends Day (from June 8) (June 7)
Monkey Around Day (June 14)
Fathers (June 21)
Bubbles (June 28)
The anniversary of the patent of the rubber band. (May 17)
Favorite breakfast (May 24)
Memorial Day (May 31)
Best Friends Day (from June 8) (June 7)
Monkey Around Day (June 14)
Fathers (June 21)
Bubbles (June 28)
Timely, indeed. And an excuse for not keeping up with cleaning? I could work with that . . .
ReplyDeleteOf course you helped!
ReplyDeleteDiane, your poems always seem to roll off the pen with such ease, and this one reads as if it was effortless. Well done! My own was much more laboured this week - so many ideas hit the dust before this one finally made it to the end. Not one of my best, but here it is
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I am an avid reader who loves to learn
And my favourite invention allows me to discern
The facts and fictions of our crazy world
'Cos through it communication is unfurled.
Without it our lives would be so much smaller
With our mastery of it we grow so much taller
For thousands of years so much knowledge has emerged
Through my favourite invention - the written word.
SBM, this is awesome!
DeleteThe written word. My favourite thing!
And thank you for your so kind words. But I have to give you kudos for your amazing poems as well! They just...fit perfectly!
Excellent! Writing was a fabulous invention of the ancients, and the printing press that made written words accessible to more people helped. Your poem is great food for thought and well done.
DeleteSo funny. Turns out I'm allergic to penicillin. Found out at seven, but glad its proved a boon to so many.
ReplyDeleteLaughed at the ending. Kudos for "oopsie" discoveries. As it happens,I am also allergic to penicillin. It did save me from many shots in the behind as a kid, back before amoxicillin pills came along.
ReplyDeleteHeeheehee! Yes, that was a brilliant serendipitous discovery. You told it well, and the last line was classic.
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