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katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

0 posted 2011-06-17 04:27 AM

GEOMETRY MUSINGS

Dot -
A spot on the paper

Line -
A dot that went for a walk

Circle -
A dot chasing it's self

Exclamation point -
A line that dropped a dot

Angle -
A line that can't stand up straight

Acute angle -
A line about to fall over

Horizontal -
A dot running back and forth

Vertical -
A dot jumping up and down

Parallel -
Two lines racing side by side

Curve -
A line that is hung over

An X -
Two lines that are cross with each other

Square -
Quadruplet lines holding hands together

Rectangle -
Short pair of twin lines holding hands with a taller pair of twin lines together

Triangle -
Twin lines holding hands while holding onto a smaller sibling

A squiggle -
A dot that had too much to drink

A scrawl -
A dot that went insane

[This message has been edited by katahdin (06-17-2011 07:08 PM).]

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2011-06-17 04:36 AM

Your musings are highly amusing and cute, dear Karen!

Your thoughts could help children getting befriended with geometry, in a playful way.

Very very nice.

Margherita

katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

2 posted 2011-06-17 04:48 AM

Thanks Margherita! I never did like geometry but I liked your reply.
Kat >^..^<

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

3 posted 2011-06-17 06:32 AM

and curves ms kat...what are curves? cool stuff lady

katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

4 posted 2011-06-17 08:28 AM

Thanks DS ! I added a few more and a curve just for you.
Kat >^..^<

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

5 posted 2011-06-17 09:04 AM

Supberb.

~ Those are my principles, and if you don't like them ... well, I have others. ~

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

6 posted 2011-06-17 10:18 AM

I think if I had read this poem in high school I might have gotten more than a D- in Geometry. Maybe.

A

katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

7 posted 2011-06-17 07:10 PM

Thanks JP and Alison for stopping by to read my musings.
Kat >^..^<

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

8 posted 2011-06-18 06:07 AM

The additions are equally gorgeous!

katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

9 posted 2011-06-18 07:01 AM

Thanks Marg for giving me a second look.
Kat >^..^<

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