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Poetry posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
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Occasional Poetry - 65. Numbers Transcended

I have checked my work, but will admit there may be errors. I made them.

Imaginary Numbers

 

Imaginary numbers vex
my next door neighbor (call him Tex),
and others who will not believe
things insubstantial (they perplex).

 

An explanation, by your leave,
is due if over math you grieve
for numbers tangible and real;
Cartesian planes will grant reprieve.

 

The system, though it seems surreal,
will swap the Y for i, and deal
with hybrid quantities as plots
of vectors, should that thought appeal.

 

Your calculation, marked as dots,
may cause my gut to dance gavottes,
for our resultant, most complex,
has got my heart tied up in knots.

 


Pi

 

If Pi you want to calculate,
allow me to enumerate
some ways in which you may obtain
its value more approximate.

 

Now purists may at once disdain
to measure circles, cut in twain,
so series infinite they choose
(the Nilakantha is arcane).

 

But Archimedes now peruse,
two polygons he tries to fuse;
betwixt them runs a circle, lest
they touch, and so their difference lose.

 

His adding n-gon sides finessed
the series in its endless quest
to hold in fervent arms elate
the circle and its Pi at rest.

Feel free to leave a review, if you like. No algebra will be required.
Copyright © 2017 Parker Owens; All Rights Reserved.
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Thank goodness there's no algebra required... :gikkle:  I freely admit to being perplexed by numbers, which is why I went into a language-based field.  lol  I have no idea about the mathematical concepts you write about, but most certainly appreciate your ability to bring life and poetry to something not typically considered poetic.  My hat's off to you, sir. :) 

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13 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

Thank goodness there's no algebra required... :gikkle:  I freely admit to being perplexed by numbers, which is why I went into a language-based field.  lol  I have no idea about the mathematical concepts you write about, but most certainly appreciate your ability to bring life and poetry to something not typically considered poetic.  My hat's off to you, sir. :) 

And my hat is off to you who,  tried to make sense of these!

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2 hours ago, spikey582 said:

Where's Drew when you need him? :D

 

I really liked this Parker, very creative usage of math language.  I'm envious of your poetry, that was always where I struggled in creative writing classes.

 

Thank you, Spike. Math language always gets left behind even though it can say quite a lot. It is fun to use it unusual contexts.  

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I wouldn't say I had enough maths for the day, but I don't know what else to say. I haven't done my homework, so I don't mind getting a detention for that, if I am not still grounded. But someone said think out of box. So I'll try to do so. But they were well written and definitely gonna help a math student. Great job Parker. You have always give new perspective aspects in teaching,even if it is maths. Well done my friend. 

 

~Emi. 

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10 hours ago, Emi GS said:

I wouldn't say I had enough maths for the day, but I don't know what else to say. I haven't done my homework, so I don't mind getting a detention for that, if I am not still grounded. But someone said think out of box. So I'll try to do so. But they were well written and definitely gonna help a math student. Great job Parker. You have always give new perspective aspects in teaching,even if it is maths. Well done my friend. 

 

~Emi. 

 

I shall not give you detention, but a ruler and compass for drawing. I am happy if these at least change your perspective on mathematics from 'impossible' to 'amusing.' Thank you for bearing with me when I gabble on about numbers and maths. It is such fun to put that language into a wholly different context.

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7 hours ago, asamvav111 said:

I liked it. *Damn it there is a like button to say that* um... I understood most of it, which is a miracle. I am terrible at math.

The choice of words are pretty surreal by the way. My heart too danced gavottes betwixt the logistics of words.

Thanks for sharing.:kiss:

 

Perhaps your math teacher long ago should have been a poet. Or a musician.  Or a builder. Sometimes I think math language is surreal precisely because we keep it locked up in a special box used only for mathematics. But I am so very happy you took the trouble to understand these; my heart dances for that, too.

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