math poem 6

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THE ARROW AND THE QUESTION
(with apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

I shoot an arrow into the air
A projectile that it seemed it were
Daftary plotted its position
Scythian formed the required equation

Long, long afterward, under an oak
As I read a Mathematics book
There, by chance, I found a queer entry
Dragan K has asked the same query

So I logged on to Yahoo Answers
To post the question for web viewers
Dr D, Zo Maar starred the question
Half-Blood Prince, Falzoon gave attention

And so did Al P and Ergaster
Mathsmanretired, Civil Aviator
Mathematishan, Rakesh Dubey
And smart Queen Eti Wants Spaghetti

Bhaskar and Algol gave their answers
Tomato, Skonhet and all others
Though all were great, I'll choose an entry
Rozeta Fifty Three gets BA

You are late, good Dr. Lucafont
And First Grade Rocks, there's no more question
So sorry folks, it got deleted
It didn't conform to rules as posted.

* 5 months ago

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For the record, I did not choose the category, it just got suggested by Yahoo.

5 months ago
You know, I dabbled on Poetry these last days.

5 months ago
Lovechild,
I didn't know that you also have some bearings in the realm of Quantum Mechanics...wow

5 months ago
I have to make this poem longer to include, Vikram P, Randy, Carulos, the Mathemagician, steve, Bandagadde S, Edward, Anil Bakshi, Otro, Evan, Quadrillerator, Mielo Estetz, Tabula Raza, and others in the Math and Physics....

5 months ago
Bhaskar, you don't have to take it literally. Seems your name has a good sound and the right number of syllables(lol) Nice day.

5 months ago
Madhukarji,
Don't you worry, we'll use radar tracking.

5 months ago
Scythian,
It will be a long-winding poem of quatrains like the "Centuries" of Nostradamus (lol)

5 months ago
♥5, how will people read your name in a poem.

5 months ago
Al P,
Welcome to Poetry section (lol)
When the math people all answer in poetry, who will be left to make equations?

5 months ago
Al P,
Keep on. Your spirit has a bearing in Poetry. Just think that Science don't clash with poetry, they're just alternate worlds for each other.

5 months ago
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The additional stanzas for the above poem:


This incident has kept me thinking
Why this has happened to my posting
It left no chance even for comments
Of other friends who missed the contents

Think I'll repost much better questions
Worth your while to see in this section
That everyone who'd chance to drop by
Gets impressed of norms that are so high

Check the page of these contributors
Steve, Vasek and Quadrillerator
Mathemagician and Vikram P
Mielo Estetz and Anil Bakshi

Tabula Raza, JB and Hy
Conan, Saket, and SMCI
A Kartaltepe, Otro, Moise Gunen
Northstar, Evan, Randy and Rackbrane




Euclid, Pythagoras and others
Might all rejoice to think, or shudder
In Math there'll be no more dilemma
We just resort to Wolfram Alpha

5 months ago
Sir Duke and Kirchwey, we should consult
For their opinions before we vote;
Edward, Gzion, Bandagadde S,
May then solve the problem if we please

5 months ago
Sir Duke and Kirchwey, we should consult
For their opinions before we vote;
Edward, Gzion, Bandagadde S,
May then solve the problem if we please

5 months ago
Old Pilot and love5 have replied
So did Retired Pilot who supplied
Answers, explanations where required;
There's Gianlino, whose queries I've tried.

Astronomy has got DLM,
Erica S, professor, a dame,
And Carolus, whose answers we see;
For Philosophy, there's Hector C.