If I were to be told
that there are equations that measure
the curve of joy I would soon be
endlessly calculating:
scratching one term out, then
another, adding forever,
tumbling the quotients around,
eventually rethinking the whole process.
Then I would recall that every moment of math
demands its physics. I would
step outside and face the stars,
like a bad student who’s wasted his time.
In the movies the brilliant professor
spins the blackboard to reveal the proof.
I’d let the sky spin before me
and fall flat back, looking up, solving for joy.
Dark Matter 
June 6th, 2005 at 9:34 am
This poem is brilliant. It’s one of those poems that I’ve thought about daily since I was able to read it. It reminds me of music the way it resonates (and the title too, of course). I adore “I’d let the sky spin before me/fall flat back, looking up, solving for joy.”
June 6th, 2005 at 9:34 am
This poem is brilliant. It’s one of those poems that I’ve thought about daily since I was able to read it. It reminds me of music the way it resonates (and the title too, of course). I adore “I’d let the sky spin before me/fall flat back, looking up, solving for joy.”
June 6th, 2005 at 9:34 am
This poem is brilliant. It’s one of those poems that I’ve thought about daily since I was able to read it. It reminds me of music the way it resonates (and the title too, of course). I adore “I’d let the sky spin before me/fall flat back, looking up, solving for joy.”
June 6th, 2005 at 9:34 am
This poem is brilliant. It’s one of those poems that I’ve thought about daily since I was able to read it. It reminds me of music the way it resonates (and the title too, of course). I adore “I’d let the sky spin before me/fall flat back, looking up, solving for joy.”
June 4th, 2005 at 4:10 am
I’m so glad SOMEONE commented! Thanks…I like this one a lot.
June 4th, 2005 at 4:10 am
I’m so glad SOMEONE commented! Thanks…I like this one a lot.
June 4th, 2005 at 4:10 am
I’m so glad SOMEONE commented! Thanks…I like this one a lot.
June 4th, 2005 at 4:10 am
I’m so glad SOMEONE commented! Thanks…I like this one a lot.
June 3rd, 2005 at 10:22 pm
You nailed it. 🙂
June 3rd, 2005 at 10:22 pm
You nailed it. 🙂
June 3rd, 2005 at 10:22 pm
You nailed it. 🙂
June 3rd, 2005 at 10:22 pm
You nailed it. 🙂