" Eureka Moment"

An apple landed on Newton's head -
what if it had been a melon instead ?
he'd have forgotten his mathematical language
had he gone indoors to look for a bandage.

Archimedes said " Eureka " in his bath,
unbothered by Greek kids having a laugh ,
though if he'd swum at the local pool
no thoughts re his weight of water rule.

Euclid was the father of geometry,
invented complex formulae -
but tangents would have add less appeal
if his wife refused to cook his meal.

" Euclid please come in for your dinner
you think too much you're getting thinner,
put that triangle away " he was told,
" your moussaka is getting very cold".

Pythagoras measured his hypotenuse
but the world may never have heard his views
if his dog hadn't barked all night
which kept him up till early light.

Boyle would never have yelled " begorrah "
if his wife said "you've work tomorrow ,
do forget about the pressure of air,
a pile of dishes awaits you in there".

The moral of eureka moments is
could all have been so different from this -
yet famous folk with another name
would be remembered just the same.