I have much in common with Albert Einstein,
Our names flaunt the "i before e" rule for one thing.
I imagine he too had trouble spelling receive and weird,
Due to overcompensating for his exceptional name
I'm not sure I spelled them right even now.
As long as we're talking about names,
Albert, again like Neil, is one of those handles
Upon which you cannot hang a familiar "y"
Johnny, Bobby, Mikey,
Neil and Albert. The calling of children's names
imbues unasked for personality traits.
Serious and confused, Albert and Neil
Retreated into the inner world of imagination
Resulting in genius revelations,
In his case, relativity, in mine, comic effect
Speed of light versus pacing of punchlines.
It just goes to show you, a smart man
And a funny man are more alike than different
If you ask the funny man.
