Sonnet on Albert

Genius comes in many different faces. But always we expect to see the stare of sternness, frowns, wisdom's solemn traces. It's natural to look for answers there. But Albert, wild, white-haired and puppy-eyed, the universe mapped out inside his head, stumbled in unkempt, undignified and no one heard a brilliant word he said. For years mankind considered him a fool, preferring those who seemed more scholarly. But finally time and space required a rule and Albert gave them relativity. To see intelligence we must be blind. No longer can we visualize the mind. by Lisa (Teel) Rodriguez 1983