My friend Gregory Coxson (engineering professor at the US Naval Academy) is an explorer of new ideas and I enjoy his frequent emails that share his discovered math-poetry connections. Recently Coxson introduced me to the website of retired Virginia Tech professor Ezra Brown and, following the link Inspirational and Fun Stuff, I found this interesting collection of number-related Haiku -- beginning with a recollection of September 11.
Day of Horror
There is no doubt that
on September Eleventh
God sat down and cried.
“I worked hard…”
Bach was prolific:
One thousand compositions
and twenty children.
“…and so did I.”
Prolific Euler:
Eight hundred eighty papers
and thirteen children.
Us
Girl. Boy. Sparks just flew.
And fifty-eight years later
we’re still going strong.
Secret
Tell me life’s secret,
he asked. Is it having more?
No: just wanting less.
Copyright © 2005 by Ezra Brown. All rights reserved.
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