Happy Clerihew Day

Today we celebrate the birthday of Edmund Clerihew Bentley, inventor of the short, irregular, biographical poem that bears his name. Since I had never heard of him before, I thought I'd try my hand at some.

Edmund Clerihew Bentley

In public behaved rather gently

But what he really liked to do

Was write a bio poem or two

Now lets mention Isaac Newton

Ate most things, including gluten

But when an apple hit his head

He thought up gravity instead

Edgar Allen Poe

Wrote a lot of things, you know

But he passed away in time

Nevermore to write a rhyme

Little John and Robin Hood

In the forest called Sherwood

Stole the money from the rich

Gave to those without a stitch

Neil Armstrong walked upon the moon

That’s what makes most people swoon

But the thing I think is swell

He flew the X-15 as well

Ole Kirk Christiansen

No less than a god among men

So why this praise all aglow?

The dude invented Lego!

Today's also the birthday of Nikola Tesla

His work with electrons left many impressed-a

His genius would stretch from the poles to equator

As mad scientists go, there were none who were greater