In the beginning God
created the world and humans to seek
Different languages
emerged with the power to speak.
Love makes the world
go round they say
But discovery must be
its closest companion along the way.
Christopher Columbus
sailed the ocean blue
To discover America in
1492.
Australia was found
by Captain Cook
Many strange
creatures were recorded in his book.
Issac Newton had a
light bulb moment when an apple fell upon his head
Gravitational forces
explain a lot, it has to be said.
Medical science
advances every day
Helping Doctors and
Nurses in every way.
William Harvey
explained the circulation of the blood
So that could be
written down and understood.
Allcock and Brown
pioneered the first flight
Today the Red Arrows
provide a thrilling sight.
Discoveries also can
be small
A baby thrills us all
when first steps change from a crawl.
These are just a few
of many amazing things to see,
Without discovery
where would we be?
2 comments:
This must have been one of John's last poems. He was always looking to the future, positively - I wonder what he'd have written about the past 12 months of the pandemic: "Without discovery where would we be?" Indeed.x
I love this. If John had been my teacher at school I'm sure I would have taken more notice in History classes.
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