Why scientists need poetry

Here are a few limericks illuminating why scientists need poetry.

Make this poem with alchemy

Make this poem artificially.

But when it is time,

For rhythm and rhyme,

The scientist wrote so woefully.

             

            For he couldn’t understand why

            He though he could write, a wise guy.

            Didn’t understand

            His work a wasteland

            “Think poetry!” didn’t comply.

             

            Sir, if you think outside the box

            You’re work will be unorthodox

            That’s what you have to do

            To be noticed too

            They will notice your study of hawks

             

Therefore, the scientist studied

to smoothly compose like honey.

A bright idea,

He said eureka,

Published his paper, big money.

By Martin Dalling