Hat Full of Stars
(Ode to Mr. Einstein)
By the time I was born, he had passed away
A myth of a man, so my father would say
One picture of him, bright eyes and hair of grey
He had so much to say perhaps, wisest of his day
His faith in God I think overshadowed by his way
The simplicities of his mind, still contemplated today
The genius unique
Simply looking afar
He put the magic of space
Into his
Hat full of stars
By the time I had grown he had fame in praise
So misunderstood, I would have to say
Like caricatures hanging, adorning Princeton’s hallways
“Imagination is more important than knowledge”
The myth of this man; an injustice to us all
How many more like him I wonder will follow?
The man imaginative
Sharing everything we are
He pulled the magic of his mind
From a
Hat full of stars
Copyright © Michael Perritano | Year Posted 2012
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