On Knowledge
by Julia Rupp
December 20, 2006
My memory retains the lines
Of poems I have read,
And I can quote you volumes
Of things the poets said.
"My casndle burns at both ends"
"What fools these mortals be"
"I never saw a purple cow"
"Grow old along with me"
I've read the classic poets
Like Tennyson and Scott.
And Edgare Guest and Ogden Nash
I really like a lot.
I know so may snatches
Of Shakespeare, Poe, and Frost
But algebra equations?
You'll find me looking lost.
Pythagoras I do recall
From plane geomeetry.
I've been exposed to many tales
From Greek mythology.
And history and science track
Discoveries and war.
But all that I can say to those
Is what I've said before:
Had all my lessons been in verse
Much smarter I would be;
Then Latin would have been a cinch,
And math no mystery.
About the author:
I am retired and enjoying my neighbors and friends in my small town in western Kansas. I write a poem for the local newspaper every other week.
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