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the math poem
by Meghan Helmichi now know the add
or subtract of connections
never really comes
to even totals.
we calculate the odd looks
into numbered primes
that, when placed side by
side, create averages;
imaginary
graphs. points a and b
equal only our hands in
separate quadrants -
perpendicular
bodies. measure us, and we
are very apart. 08/13/2008 Author's Note: 'harold and kumar: escape from guantanamo bay' - he writes a poem comparing love and math. my friends and i were talking about how difficult it must've been. so a haiku poem i present. it is important to remember that i was an english major...i'm horrible at math and barely know what any of this sums up to.
Posted on 08/13/2008
Copyright © 2025 Meghan Helmich
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 08/13/08 at 08:44 PM Nicely done Meghan. As a math major you've got my vote for at least using some of the words. |
| Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 08/14/08 at 10:10 PM I like the concept and math is that concept, logic and summation of all that is known and unkown...very well done. smh. |
| Posted by Nicole D Gregory on 08/14/08 at 10:51 PM (1) I love it + (1) Its great writing = (2) Hands together for an ovation! ~N |
| Posted by JD Clay on 09/10/08 at 03:53 PM I feel a collective energy in and through this powerful tanka, Meghan. I say 'powerful' not for the impact which is somewhat subtle, but in terms of numerology, whereby 7 verses x 17 syllables = 119. 1+1+9=11. The base number eleven being the ultimate power number. Even though you've incorporated the word perpendicular to indicate opposed, I am also taken with the poems harmonic balance in parallel which equates to the very foundation of life. Good stuff! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 09/16/08 at 04:58 PM Math...not one of my strong suits either, and yet I once wrote a poem called Mathematical Daydream. Lots of numerology also creeps into my work without me realizing it. Well done Meg! |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 09/16/08 at 05:38 PM Your writing adds up to a fun poem Meg...CharMin |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 09/17/08 at 01:20 PM This is wonderful, Meghan! (I love your name, btw, my daughter's name is Megan and I wanted to spell it Maegan but her dad wouldn't have it)
:-( >
"our hands in separate quadrants" worked fantastically, for me, when you followed the line separation with "perpendicular
bodies. measure us, and we
are very apart." to sum up the theme for this tanka. I also thoroughly enjoyed Jadi's critique that opened my eyes to far more than I could see within "add or subtract of connections
never really comes". The form you chose for this was perfect. Highest marks all around. Encore!
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| Posted by Nanette Bellman on 09/18/08 at 04:17 PM My roommate, who doesn't "understand" writing was in awe at that poem in Harold and Kumar. This is beautiful. Way to give them a run for their money Meghan. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 09/19/08 at 01:27 PM ...meghan, this delightful twisting o' concepts didn't have to get to number one, i thought i'd already bragged to you re: this pome...i really wallow, neck-deep in this lil' heavy piece...too much to go into, but to compare/contrast the mathmatical with the ephemeral is to do the same w/ Jesus and spiderman, this is a walker. |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 09/19/08 at 05:23 PM I love this.... simply brilliant.... I could not rate it high enough! Hats off to majoring in English!!! |
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