Darren White Poet Monorhyme

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Poem originally written for my friend Anna

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Poemize the Math

They say one only can be wise,
                      If able to mathematize.
                      But what really underlies,
                      Is the failure to alphabetize.
Our numbers are arabicized,
A language to be more precise.
So is everything programmized,
Just language, oversimplified.
         So maths freaks, wouldn’t it be wise
         To speak in poems, homogenize,
         Don’t let us feel lobotomized
         Let’s feel the love, romanticize!

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April 14, 2017
Copyright © Darren White

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Richard Palmer October 10, 2017 at 6:39 AM love the flow,i'm hooked on rhymes,enjoyed these lines,great write Darren

Ram R. V. October 4, 2017 at 6:27 PM A predicament nicely thematized. Darren, you've wittily lobotomized MATH. I enjoyed reading it:) By the way, these Arabic numerals are of Indian origin, as you may know.

Nandini Nk April 27, 2017 at 7:50 AM Mathematicians please be alittle poetic for abetter life Darren White April 27, 2017 at 7:53 AM Exactly! Thank you :)

Elle Kilma April 18, 2017 at 5:46 AM It was like a comet just landed on my mind. LOVE IT!!! And Thanks for giving credit to the Arabic language. These days it seems that it's ok to kick people off planes for speaking Arabic--yet the fools don't know how it's influenced our own culture. Elle Kilma April 18, 2017 at 6:56 PM haha, love it 'afwan. You can speak it? Darren White April 18, 2017 at 5:50 AM 'afwan, Elle :) And yes, you're totally right. The fear that is programmed into us is quite ridiculous. Thank you for liking my poem.

Arthur Vaso April 17, 2017 at 10:49 PM my most sincere apologies, I made a huge typo, I said "36tars" I should have said "63sratZz/3" sorry I miscalculated! Thank you Sheldon for the correction! Darren White April 17, 2017 at 11:51 PM ersatz, sorry, lol silly friend :)

Lisa Ricci April 17, 2017 at 2:06 PM Good Evening Darren. You bet alpabetize programmized monogenize and above all romanticize. You are a riot and a half and yes very original and clever. This was enjoyable to read. It was actually a feel good entry. Have a wonderful night. Well done entirely. Now about that mathematize... (lol) Darren White April 17, 2017 at 2:09 PM Yes, Lisa? Do I hear a speech incoming? (haha) Thank you :)

Nette Onclaud April 17, 2017 at 1:36 PM math is my waterloo but you gave it a new concept, darren... enticed!,,best of easter and huggs Darren White April 17, 2017 at 2:09 PM Waterloocized is a serious condition, Nette!

Richard Lamoureux April 17, 2017 at 12:53 AM Well done and a most difficult undertaking to boot! Darren White April 17, 2017 at 1:09 AM Thank you Richard :) My friend Anna and I like to make up funny words and then I write a poem with them.

Arthur Vaso April 16, 2017 at 9:52 PM I ca3 onl4 sa7 89-56 +14 sqaured/89 + 89364-9585+kdkdir *M2 5 8 why * how - love and *73836tars = 893746% * $$$$ 23 #$ 6584752-45874d(89sa) * 453s2 Richard Lamoureux April 17, 2017 at 12:52 AM Clever Arthur! Darren White April 16, 2017 at 11:07 PM erm :D Vaso! So glad you love it, equate me the equator and I still love YOU <3

Andrea Dietrich April 16, 2017 at 8:28 PM You put a thinking cap on for this one. Or someone could write a poem using numerology symbols of letters for numbers. It could be quite mysterious! Darren White April 16, 2017 at 11:08 PM And it would be totally fun Andrea, as long as it rhymes ;) Arthur Vaso April 16, 2017 at 9:57 PM I 574637304*9(039484&4)/5 :)

White Wolf April 16, 2017 at 5:45 PM I can see you had fun on this one, Duir! Well done mate! I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy! That's an old one but still funny in my book! Darren White April 16, 2017 at 11:08 PM It is :D Hi Budgie, glad you love this one my friend.

Ingrid Showalter Swift April 16, 2017 at 7:50 AM Ahhaha just love the last stanza! Fun in the write! Darren White April 16, 2017 at 11:09 PM Hi Ingrid, glad to see I made you laugh, thanks for looking me up here :)

Sara Ella April 15, 2017 at 3:22 PM Lovin' the numbers Darren! They cannot go wrong ;) <3 Darren White April 16, 2017 at 1:28 AM hahaha, for YOU, my friend! <3

Alexis Y. April 15, 2017 at 10:55 AM WoW! Darren, What a great monorhyme. I really enjoyed it through and through. And the last line was amazing. A without a doubt seven:-) Alexis Darren White April 16, 2017 at 1:27 AM Hah, yes, was fun, doing this monorhyme. Thank you SO much for the 7 :)

Anil Deo April 15, 2017 at 3:45 AM Darren, praise the LORD and Poets! Yes, poetry ... eventually connects with music, and music with beats/counts/math. Glad u were so productive yesterday. God is good and He is Healing Darren White, his Beloved son, living in Holland. Onse Here is baie goed.Shalom - BTW, a seven for this poem. Anil Deo Darren White April 15, 2017 at 10:17 AM Thank you for the 7 :) Dat is baie goed!

Chuck Melugin April 15, 2017 at 3:11 AM Darren, Your words cause poets to fantasize, not a word to scrutinize. Great original writing, my best, chuck Darren White April 15, 2017 at 10:16 AM Yeah, that's the intention, thank you :)

Anne-Marie Coreggia April 14, 2017 at 9:23 PM Yes, Darren! It would be so much wiser to speak in poems. I just wrote a very simple one 'Quel nouveau monde?' about Christopher Colombus first voyage and i was stunned to see how people responded on the French poetry site I come from. It raised many questioned and we had a great exchange:) Darren White April 14, 2017 at 11:50 PM That's funny! And yeah, raising a question can lead to great discussion. à bientôt mon amie :)

Maria Williams April 14, 2017 at 8:29 PM I think you should be 'congratulized' on this 'mathemiszed', 'poemized' poem - funny and clever Darren 'Wize' Darren White April 14, 2017 at 11:47 PM Hahaha, like it that you like it ;)

Emile Pinet April 14, 2017 at 12:13 PM You have a quick wit and a colorful imagination ...a deadly combination to success. Emile. Darren White April 14, 2017 at 12:39 PM Emile, thank you :) I hope that will be a good combination for a long time.

Doug Vinson April 14, 2017 at 11:39 AM There is poetry in numbers, great entrancing mansions of color, graceful flying arabesques and sinuous spiraling declines to earth. We are almost all programmed for language, but less for mathematics. Doug Vinson April 15, 2017 at 1:46 PM Okay, yeah.... The "pure science" thing of math.... Well, different strokes for different folks, or as they say in dear old Blighty (and apparently, the land of Oz), it's "horses for courses." Some may find poetry in math, but if they miss out on the poetry in, for example, poetry, then too bad. Darren White April 14, 2017 at 11:43 AM There is, but there is also a lot of contentment in making fun of some scholars who see everything that does not involve pure math or physics as something inferior :) My friend and I were ridiculing that attitude.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 14, 2017 at 8:43 AM Oh my brilliant Piroet! Vll! ;) xxoomo Darren White April 14, 2017 at 8:45 AM Piroet pirouettes for you! Thanx mo :D

John Lawless April 14, 2017 at 8:38 AM well Darren, you've certainly "downsized" this problem.... Darren White April 14, 2017 at 8:43 AM Yes :) It was so much fun to write this.

Chris Green April 14, 2017 at 8:37 AM Ha, this was fun and you are right...math and poetry go hand in hand. Darren White April 17, 2017 at 8:00 AM Hello Abu Math, take a vaso of wine and join us ;) Arthur Vaso April 16, 2017 at 9:58 PM Hello My name is Abu Math 9458745854 pleased to meet you! :) this was so much fun!! couldn't help join in!!! Darren White April 14, 2017 at 8:42 AM Only if Math is someone's first name :P

Tim Smith April 14, 2017 at 8:22 AM You just super-sized my smile...now look into my eyes and at the count of 3 . . . Darren White April 14, 2017 at 8:41 AM I always had a huge problem when, at ballet, they yelled: 5, 6, 7, 8!