Momofuku Ando, founder of Nissin and inventor of Instant Noodles, died at age 96 on Friday in Japan.

Ode to Ando

Your countrymen hungry,
Your bellies not full,
Less food for the masses,
You took the horns of the bull!

The war was double,
The famine set in,
Your family set out,
To make affordable din.

It needed to be humble,
It needed to be quick,
So bullion and noodles
Seemed to be the right trick!

Foodmakers laughed,
Competitors quibbled,
But your cup-o-noodles
Allowed the mobile to nibble!

Your product sustained
College students abroad,
May your people and family
Always think to applaud!

Two-thousand Seven,
Your last chicken stew,
May your family and friends
Always think about you!