The Power of Dreams
Are dreams premonitory? Are they revelatory? Here are two little verses, make of them what you will.
I
Friedrich August Kekulé
vowed to never take a holiday
until he cracked the structure
found the elusive architecture
of C-six H-six or benzene
and then one night in a dream
he saw a wriggling snake
mistaking his tail for a piece of cake
thus saw he the light in the night!
II
Many an attempt
Einstein had made
To fine-tune Newton’s gravity
He’d worked with ardour and alacrity
But nonetheless
He’d had no success
Until one night he dreamt
Of faces he’d never seen
Albert, they greeted him
Where have you been
You old Dibukkim?
They’re your relatives, a voice said