Bio Poems

If it is a terrifying thought that life is at the mercy of the multiplication of these minute bodies [microbes], it is a consoling hope that Science will not always remain powerless before such enemies...
~Louis Pasteur

I read "Helen Keller" by Langston Hughes and knew I wanted to share it with you all. It inspired me to try to write one in a similar form about another historical figure. Not sure it's a good idea to share both of them at the same time, but I am going to suck it up and do it anyway. If anybody else wants to try this form, please share your poem with me!

Helen Keller with her dog Kamikaze

Helen Keller
by Langston Hughes

She,
In the dark,
Found light
Brighter than many ever see.
She,
Within herself,
Found loveliness,
Through the soul's own mastery.
And now the world receives
From her dower:
The message of the strength
Of inner power.

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Louis Pasteur performing an experiment

Louis Pasteur
by Tabatha Yeatts

He
examined
tiny worlds
to reveal microbiology.
He
explored
key connections
to shield humanity.
And so the world receives
from his insight:
Tools defeating
microbes' might.

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