Notes About The Poem

We love seeing a good dish, but there's never a right angle where the circumference meets the radius of a slice. Fortunately eating pie is not an exact science:

pie is not exactly right

While circular area's moot 
3/14 math groupies salute
Approximate pi 
Which helps us get by
Since squares within rounds don't compute
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Jones Avatar
March 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Wow! You show your intelligence here. This one is smart and sharp!
Beaufort Avatar
March 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Karen, you're very kind to go back and look at this.
De Beaulieu Avatar
June 27, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Hello Duke I like the way you did this poem. My fav. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/
De Beaulieu Avatar
March 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Hello Duke, you are very welcome. I hope you had a lovely weekend. /Darlene
Beaufort Avatar
March 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thanks Darlene, you're very kind!!!
Dietrich Avatar
June 22, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Revisiting this one of yours I like so much
Rodrigues Avatar
March 19, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Too funny! A foodie and pi day collide.
Beaufort Avatar
March 20, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Kim, it is a funny thing indeed. I'm thinking about other days and things that we've combined culturally. However, there is nothing quite like a good home-baked pie that has the desired degree of tartness and fresh taste. I haven't made one for a while. Hope you are well.
Kalita Avatar
March 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
With accurate figures, inquisitive puzzles and irony a great read
Beaufort Avatar
March 19, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Silpika, most kind comments have you left! You are very perceptive. Thanks you being a good citizen of the earth!! I'll read more of your work when I have time later. I am looking forward to it.
Baker Avatar
March 16, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Nice mathematical Limerick, Duke. When it comes to pie, I just take whatever is available and put it in my mouth. I love pie. :-) Thanks for sharing a little common-sense math with us, my friend. Bill
Beaufort Avatar
March 19, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Bill, it was too tempting to write this. I also appreciate a good pie. I am very picky about it though. However, after writing this, I am looking at the plate itself in a slightly different way.
Rodgers Avatar
March 14, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Dear Duke, I love how you cleverly captures the essence of Pi Day with wit and humor. The juxtaposition of mathematical precision and the whimsy of celebrating Pi is delightful. Your succinct rhyme scheme adds to the charm, making it a fun and memorable piece. Brilliantly crafted! - Blessings, Daniel
Beaufort Avatar
March 15, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Thanks Daniel. I'm thinking of a drawing of the edge of a circle with little squares in it that represent area units and that there will always be a small portion not included in the total. I could think about that all day and need to stop myself sometimes. Math has some strange phenomena associated with it.
Greenhough Avatar
March 14, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Very concise pi poem that thrills the hearts of everyone who has taken a math test. I hope you don't let anyone talk you into believing that pi is finite.
Beaufort Avatar
March 15, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Thanks Hilda, that won't happen. It's very funny that the digits will not repeat and go on forever. Pi's decimal infinity will go much further than I.
Dietrich Avatar
March 14, 2024 at 9:08 AM
so clever. Great word play!! and picture!
Beaufort Avatar
March 15, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Glad you can wrap your head around this one! I am trying to make these interesting! Thanks for all you do for PS!!
Pandit Avatar
March 14, 2024 at 9:01 AM
I like how 3/14 inspires poet. Pi will always be the ongoing attraction. Thoughtful exploration, Duke.
Beaufort Avatar
March 15, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Thanks Vijay. It's an interesting number that's also part of basic math for most of us. So, I suppose it will be as you say. Funny that there is a three significant digit approximation that lines up with a particular day on our calendar. Just a funny coincidence that inspires some of us to celebrate it.
Empress Avatar
March 14, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Clever wordplay here on pie, I love the pi symbol on the pie too, how creative. Very well woven and flows with excellent rhymes as always. 3/14 math groupies salute, that line stood out for me. Deep and intriguing one. And shows your ability to look at things from different angles. Pleasure reading this dear duke.
Beaufort Avatar
March 15, 2024 at 1:47 PM
IE, you are very kind. Life experiences tend to give us a funny way to look at things. The whole world has comedy in it--too bad there's also no shortage of tragedy. We could do without that or with a lot less.
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