like a photograph is a celebration of captive light
with just a click of the the shutter, a moment in time is frozen
your defence too is the culmination of illuminated discovery
within the span of a day, a new title has been garnered
three cheers to your success young doctor
celebrate tonight for you've certainly earned your merit
but just as the many coincidences that must've come together in a lucky photograph
don't forget the hours of fascination and frustration that led you to this very moment
for the joy of science is forever in the seeking
not just what we occasionally find glinting back in the light