Inverse Verse

I woke up this morning, feeling great. 
I thought to myself, I'll self-inflate, 
and proceeded to exponentiate. 
I sure was the man.

Just as I was hitting my rhythm, 
in a gesture of antagonism,
sheriff John Brown took my logarithm. 
I was back where I began.
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
September 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
well boo hiss! your poem brought a smile to my face :-)
Crandall Avatar
September 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Thanks Sara, kind of a silly math poem, if I do say so - lol.
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