The Poetry of Science
By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong
By Stephanie Calmenson
Listen up and you will hear
Why I am called an engineer.
I solve. I build. I invent.
I’d say my time is very well spent.
Want a bridge? I’ll design it for you.
Want a new kind of wheel? I’ll develop that, too.
I use computers. I use my brain.
I think and test till the answer is plain.
Want a robot, a rocket, an electronic device?
I’ll take the assignment. I won’t think twice.
I’ll make running shoes that will send you soaring!
I’ll develop a device that will keep you from snoring!
My life is all about invention.
Making the world work better is my intention
Poem © 2014 Stephanie Calmenson from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong ©2014 Pomelo Books; illustration by Frank Ramspott from The Poetry of Science: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science for Kids © 2015 Pomelo Books.