Thursday, 1 February 2007

Straight Curves---Poetry Thursday

This week's prompt was the very mathematical prove it. Here is my humble offering. I have written a few mathematical poetry before this. Here is another one!

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Straight Curves

straight lines over curves
never get on my nerves!

going off in a tangent
Isn’t that so very pleasant?

functions in parabola
as interesting as hyperbola!

wild algebra always dances
with geometrical nuances!

proving e is equal to m c square
is cakewalk for me, oh, dear!

verifying my love for you-
how do I make a breakthrough?

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To read more on the topic, do check it at proof positive.





42 comments:

  1. The last stanza really did it for me! Love is unprovable sometimes!
    Just wonderful, Gautami!

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  2. Love is a wild leap of faith off the power grid of the heart. Sometimes, you just have to trust in the equations.

    Rose

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  3. I have to agree with the two ladies above me, I love the last stanza and sometimes you do just have to trust in life. You did a good job with the "optional assignment" this week.

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  4. This one made me smile. I like it. A breakthrough!:)Love-positive!?:)

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  5. made me smile
    (just about all the maths i know - much more and i'd be lost) :)

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  6. I like this - enthusiasm about math followed by confusion about love. A great juxtaposition!

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  7. You seem to have much faith in the proof of life and love, I admire that. I liked this poem very much.
    Also thank you for reading mine and for you interesting comments.

    love-bd

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  8. i smoled at this one, too.
    great last stanza... love and maths may have something in common after all :)

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  9. gautami,

    these are fun,
    tho i'm not sure
    they add up right(?)

    /t.

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  10. Ditto! Fun to read, Gautami! Good job with the prompt.

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  11. Simple. With love you have to use foolean logic.

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  12. This was very fun. I really liked the way you used rhyme.

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  13. The differences between right and left brain. :)

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  14. I'm stuck calculating "pi". Love it!!

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  15. I was only in 2-pi-r, could not make it to pi-r-square...

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  16. Very nice. I've noticed some changes in curves myself.

    Thanks for stopping by. Your visits and comments are always appreciated as are your contributions to PT.

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  17. Now there are some rhymes I never would have thought of! If I could have thought of algebra dancing back in high school, it would have made math class much more enjoyable.

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  18. A square root from a human life
    equals earth warming
    to the power of two?

    Ps. Does this tough with River Yamuna?

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  19. Glad I'm not being tested on this or the meaning of these terms!!! This was fun!

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  20. The deeper the love,
    The stronger the emotion,
    The stronger the love,
    The deeper the devotion.



    Love you

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  21. Terrific response to this prompt.
    Enjoyed the imaginative rhyming
    and seeing words familiar to me.
    (This artist also has taught math!)
    Nice work, G!

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  22. Gautami,
    Thanks for stopping over and commenting.
    This poem reminds me of my dad, he was constantly putting life in rhyme.
    I agree, proving love is more difficult than proving math theorems. Good work!
    rel

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  23. regina: I liked your biological post too. Too good.

    dewyknickers: Yes. I suppose so.

    clockworkchris: Thats exactly what I ask! Do I have to prove it?

    borut: Thanks.welcome yet again. What took you so long?

    floots: I don't believe it. You maths must have been be great! Just the way your poetry is.

    twilightspider: Juxtaposition, yes!

    beloved dreamer: How can not have faith on life and love? It is very much there. Even when we lose it...

    poet with a day job: Thanks!

    polona:They do! Structured poetry is all maths!

    /t: yes, those add up right.

    pepektheassasin: I like you name! Thanks!

    puerileuwaite: Bolean or foolean, all the same!

    :D

    kindness: thanks.

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  24. Smooth read, despite what one would expect with the big scientific words and stuff. Nice take.

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  25. ecm: Thanks. I liked yours too.

    percival: So we do I get those?

    crafty green poet: Algebra dances for me!

    pat: pi is such a fun number.

    amalendu: what about 4/3 pi r cube?

    norma: curves become straight in poetry and the vice versa is true too!

    desrt rat: well yes. My maths teacher never made those dance but I do for my pupils!

    tikkis: Kind of yes! Thanks!

    dennis: would you like to be tested?

    whitesnake: One has to let go, sometimes! Thanks for this!

    gel: Math is easy. I am yet to go to your post. Will do so now!

    remimam: My dad taught us to love maths too. I am very grateful to him. Thanks!

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  26. I'm not a fan of rhyme, but you made it work for this assignment!

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  27. when math starts to invade poetry, I'm out of my league! lol

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  28. Very fun! Love the line about nuances.

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  29. Thanks for stopping by ny blog! You do have this one down! Ho hum, the concept of math does evade me! Wonderful presentation, melding left and right!

    Peace and giggles!

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  30. Thanks for the visit and for sharing your version of proof.
    Proving love does indeed appear to be mathematically impossible.
    But is is linguistically provable either? Probably not.

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  31. thank you so much for visiting me... that was very sweet of you and your poetry is absolutely wonderful... you've managed to use so many mathematical terms in such a pleasing way... better than school any day.

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  32. Good grief--I LOVE this! Just love it, especially the last bit...

    Novel

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  33. I love the way you integrate maths with love... two apparently diametrically opposite concepts.. I enjoyed reading this.

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  34. rethabile: coming from you that is high praise. Thanks!

    dogfaceboy: I seldom rhyme but this worked for me too.

    sage: I don't believe that!

    writerwoman: It just king of formed...:D

    giggles: thanks. I liked what you wrote too. Welcome!

    sarala: I agree. Probably not!

    ann: I loved maths in schoool, college and now I teach it. I find poetry akin to maths.

    novel nymph: Thanks. Do keep dropping by!

    natalie: Maths and poetry are not diametrically opposite at all. More in common than we realise...

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  35. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my math poem. I see you already know the answer to your own question - you have managed to combine math and life in a very clever way!

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  36. I miss my Algebra II days
    sigh..................
    thanks for the comment!
    Love this poem. I look forward to reading more!

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  37. pauline, there is no life without maths and vice versa.

    spazzmire, I am still loving algebra. I teach it!

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