Poem: Inventing the Calculus

No poem collection would be complete without a dedication to Leibniz, praise be his name. In parallel with Sir Isaac Newton, he invented the calculus; there was much controversy over whether he did this independently. This poem makes reference to his philosophy of monads, the ultimate elements of the universe with irreducible simplicity. Leibniz-Keks are a popular brand of biscuits in Germany. (Image is in the public domain, from Wikipedia).
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Inventing the Calculus

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz once said
the world is composed of simplicity.
That was before the media of his day
accused him of duplicity.

Now, biscuits are his lasting legacy,
neither differentials nor integration.
We think of him when teaching scientists
to keep good documentation.