Brian Strand Poet Narrative

Vignette-Size Matters

Lorenzo Lorraine Langstoth* located the bees passing space
Three-eights of an inch,would gove them grace;
The world widely used this discovery
and copied his patent too easily-
Lorenzo found 'fame' but fortune was not to be.

In 1851 this American clergyman * made the discovery that made honey a viable commercial 
food source.

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Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 24, 2010 at 5:39 AM Honey can be yummy .. great info poem today and luv learning this special piece about the patent.. a friend of mine owns a patent in N.J. and he became a millionaire back in the late 70's from his design and ingenuity... nice write Brian.. with luv from the "Sweetheart"

Carolyn Devonshire May 23, 2010 at 6:50 AM What a shame that people who make such discoveries often don't reap the financial rewards. I wonder who invented "the wheel." Was it a troglodite, Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon? Maybe he had some nice honey to slurp on as his only reward. Very informative and quite a creative title, Brian. Best wishes, Carolyn