James Dyson Couplets
Whoever thought that Edison was great,
Ne’er saw what my notable did create
Born with a determined mindset to work,
Which changed the course of his life with a jerk
When he was upset with his old Hoover,
Made an inspiring choice - to improve her
Cyclone separation his incentive,
He was a man known to be inventive
From scratch he had a vacuum to scrape up,
Five thousand times he nearly gave it up
His wife, the lasting star in all his hope,
Had helped; his fortune was an upward slope
He made the first bagless vacuum cleaner,
His goal to influence; he’s a dreamer
Five thousand one hundred and twenty-six,
Prototypes that he lived in life eclipse
By United States he got rejected,
But with his strength remained unaffected
Then the Japanese took in his produce,
And soon around the globe they were profuse
Lots of his inventions you use today,
Either to clean or clear they don’t dismay
The only succeeder of Edison,
He goes by the name of Sir James Dyson
Rhythm:
Key: each |…| = 1 syllable ie. Who-ev-er-thought-that-Ed-I-son-was-great
(each line = 10 syllables)
Who ev|er thought |that |E|di|son| was| great,
Ne’er |saw |what |my |notable |did |create
Born |with |a |de|ter|mined |mind|set |to |work,
Which |changed |the |course |of |his |life |with |a |jerk
When |he |was |up|set |with |his |old |Hoo|ver,
Made |an |inspiring |choice - |to |improve |her
Cy|clone |se|pa|ra|tion |his |in|cen|tive,
He |was |a |man |known |to |be |in|ven|tive
From |scratch |he |had |a |vac|uum |to |scrape |up,
Five |thou|sand |times |he |near|ly| gave |it |up
His |wife, |the |las|ting |star |in |all |his |hope,
Had |helped; |his |for|tune |was |an |up|ward |slope
He |made |the |first |bag|less |va|cuum |clea|ner,
His |goal |to |in|flu|ence|; he’s |a |drea|mer
Five |thous|and |one |hun|dred |and |twen|ty-|six,
Pro|to|types |that |he |lived |in |life |e|clipse
By| U|ni|ted |States |he |got |re|jec|ted,
But |with |his |strength |re|mained |un|a|ffec|ted
Then |the |Ja|pa|nese |took |in |his |pro|duce,
And |soon |around |the |globe |they |were |pro|fuse
Lots |of |his |in|ven|tions |you |use |to|day,
Ei|ther |to |clean |or |clear |they |don’t |dismay
The |on|ly |suc|cee|der |of |E|di|son,
He |goes |by |the |name |of |Sir |James |Dyson