Short Division by Matthew ZangenHalf and half of half
make one half whole
and one half to half of whole
make two whole halves and
three quarters, six halves
and I haven't had half of
what I need to have
to whole myself.
"drop your remainders"
She added.
"half way doesn't count"
I was divided. 03/15/2005 Author's Note: Original nonsense that eventually became Cell Division.
I think I ended up liking this one more. Not that either stands up very well as imagery goes; I just like tangling words.
Posted on 01/23/2006 Copyright © 2024 Matthew Zangen
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Vere Mantratriad on 01/26/06 at 04:21 AM I love this tangle of words. It's dizzying, yet makes so very much sense. I popped over to read Cell Division... and I must say that I think this "original nonsense" speaks louder. |
Posted by Alison McKenzie on 08/24/10 at 05:49 AM OMGosh, this is genius!!! And I LOVE it!!! Congrats on POTD!!! |
Posted by George Hoerner on 08/24/10 at 12:55 PM This is a great POTD and wonderful write!! |
Posted by Charles E Minshall on 08/24/10 at 02:33 PM congratulations for poem of the day Matt. Fun
write....CharMin |
Posted by Frankie Sanchez on 08/24/10 at 06:33 PM delete the author's note, this is brilliant. it's been a while since math intrigued me. this is just so well done. sometimes non-sense is more sensible than we recognize. |
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 08/25/10 at 01:24 AM Congrats on POTD! This one left me spinning - a good feeling. Thank you. |
Posted by Kimberly Bowen on 08/25/10 at 02:11 AM love this! congrats on POTD! :D |
Posted by Charlie Morgan on 08/31/10 at 10:44 AM ...m'boy, m'boy...i'm not thru mentally wrestling this snapshot o' me life...this one, even now, 5yrs later is great/nice/pleasurable-to-read. crafty, for real as in line breakage and word choice-usuage...and like i say, keep on keeping on!
...you still got it! |
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