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5/23/2024 for No 1312 Poetry Contest, sponsored by Brian Strand

I find delight in poetry and math. I like to follow intuition's path. In the beginning, I pick up a scent. In the end, no one knows what I meant. There is more to life than meets the eye. Nature's beauty makes us wonder why. In math and poetry, I can explore To find creation's essence and its core. The symmetry found within a flower Wields a seductive, enchanting power. A mathematician or a poet Makes his sacred goal to truly know it. Fibonacci's sequence expressed in plants, Pythagorean tuning, Gregorian chants, Hyperbolic orbits, traced celestially Have no need for poetic hyperbole.    Life can be a puzzle or mystery. This poet/math student's eyes try to see. I know less than a percent and a half, While God, upstairs, has Him/Herself a laugh. In poems, tears flow from my eyes like a fount -  Since you left me, an ocean is the amount -  And I would sure like to live without 'em, But the math's not done until I count 'em.

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Date: 5/23/2024 3:49:00 PM
what a wonderful comparison between poetry, nature, and math. I thought these lines were brilliant: Fibonacci's sequence expressed in plants, Pythagorean tuning, Gregorian chants, Hyperbolic orbits, traced celestially Have no need for poetic hyperbole. The last four lines spoke to my heart. Wonderful contest entry! Have a pleasant evening, Sara
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