Let X be any;
Rationality implying,
Dead, I'm unknown.
Assuming Y...
Idle thought,
Struggle, my assumption.
If and only if Z is-
The end, so limited,
No hope, not even wishing.
My existence,
Square root of negative one:
Imaginary.
Let X be any;
Rationality implying,
Dead, I'm unknown.
Assuming Y...
Idle thought,
Struggle, my assumption.
If and only if Z is-
The end, so limited,
No hope, not even wishing.
My existence,
Square root of negative one:
Imaginary.
Last edited by miyako73; 05-01-2013 at 06:08 AM.
"You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same."
--Jonathan Davis
very nice indeed. I enjoy this kind of mathematical thinking poetry it makes you think.
Thank you for posting miayko73
Last edited by cacian; 05-01-2013 at 05:06 AM.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
A clever, thoughtful and accomplished poem - one does not often see fusions of mathematics and poetry, but this works very well!
"I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance. And when I saw my devil, I found him serious, thorough, profound, solemn: he was the spirit of gravity- through him all things fall. Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we slay. Come, let us slay the spirit of gravity!" - Nietzsche
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Me, myself, and i. I like it.
In the eighth grade I tried mixing quadratics into an art project (painting)... my art teacher was none too thrilled.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
I'm afraid I disagree with the above. With the exception of the last tow lines, the math and the rest of the poem don't fit quite well together.
I wrote a poem on a leaf and it blew away...
Well, one thing that poetry and mathematics share is that when they get too abstract, few can understand them.
JV Cunningham wrote some very fine poems based on mathematics. You might want to check them out.
You nailed it right on the head, Shecky. Gratz.Originally Posted by AuntShecky
That being said, I see the poem quite linearly. It neither describes a math topic that is relatively abstract, (on the other hand it seems like it doesn't go beyond Calc 3) and on the other hand, the words: "implying", "unknown", "wishing" and "imaginary" appear to refer to the writer's confusion about the topic or the broad ambiguity regarding the extent of its application.
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Back on topic: Now as I read my first post I can see how some might have misconstrued what I meant to say. I actually thought the poem was really good and described a confusion on the topic of mathematics that is shared by EVERYONE, even the most critically acclaimed mathematicians. Everyone has their own view on what constitutes a good poem. I just so happen to believe that a good poem takes a viewpoint shared by many people and conveys it in a thought-provoking manner. This poem does just that.
Last edited by Scheherazade; 05-13-2013 at 05:23 AM. Reason: Off-topic comments; keep it off the boards.
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It's not my fault if your reading of this poem is so literal and shallow or solely mathematical because you think this poem is purely about mathematics. I should have titled this with "Hard Life"--isn't mathematics hard?
"Assuming Y" is mathematical in form and language, but not necessarily only that. It can be "assuming why".
"Square root of negative one: Imaginary" may be mathematical but it can also be a metaphorical or literal language. "Square" (stiff and rigid) as opposed to the circle (zen and relaxed). "Root" can be family, way of life, social background, ethnicity. "Negative one" is both -1 and a person who is not optimist. Imaginary (number i) is the answer in that equation, and it also says about the dreamed life of the "negative one"--the pessimist.
Again, I did not write this poem to be only interpreted literally throughout. I wanted it to be visual, aural, mathematical, linguistic, metaphorical, literal, and above all, emotional and cerebral.
I hope this helps.
Last edited by miyako73; 05-16-2013 at 03:04 PM.
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