tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post117019136887341842..comments2023-06-23T07:40:29.749-06:00Comments on following the little god...: PT: The Poetry of NumbersJoyce Ellen Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-40416739257209397822007-02-09T19:33:00.000-07:002007-02-09T19:33:00.000-07:00Oh, just beautiful. And I loved mathematics - alt...Oh, just beautiful. And I loved mathematics - although by now I've forgotten them all - so I can appreciate the love of the beauty of math.<BR/><BR/>Those arcane-looking formulas have a stand-alone beauty. You don't need to have ever understood a speck of math to appreciate how pretty that equation looks.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170493623142404692007-02-03T02:07:00.000-07:002007-02-03T02:07:00.000-07:00It made sense to me! In a non-sensical way!:DIt made sense to me! In a non-sensical way!<BR/><BR/>:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170450603960453362007-02-02T14:10:00.000-07:002007-02-02T14:10:00.000-07:00I don't think it's bullsh*t. I really enjoyed read...I don't think it's bullsh*t. I really enjoyed reading this and considering the human need to categorize, specify, understand, reduce; but then, isn't language a sort of math, itself? Hmm. Circles. Interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170443111041877242007-02-02T12:05:00.000-07:002007-02-02T12:05:00.000-07:00Pepek,Of course a good bull-sheet artist who proje...Pepek,<BR/>Of course a good bull-sheet artist who projects confidence can make most anyone believe anything. On the other hand when they try to make everyone believe nothing they fail miserably. <BR/>So what is her name, and how many stars serve her and how many manys are in the gallexy?<BR/>Good job, it was really a fun read.<BR/>relAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170429689727372842007-02-02T08:21:00.000-07:002007-02-02T08:21:00.000-07:00Pepek, you may not have known what you were saying...Pepek, you may not have known what you were saying but it was fantastic. Just the title "The Ten Thousand Names of God" gives me goose bumps. The univerise seems full of the "Proof" of God. Wonderful.<BR/>And thanks for reading my poem and for your great comment.<BR/>love-bdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170422607661300672007-02-02T06:23:00.000-07:002007-02-02T06:23:00.000-07:00Now - this sounds really good!!!These computers ar...Now - this sounds really good!!!<BR/><BR/>These computers are pretty stubborn - mine insists on words being done its way also :)Endmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711896605197134394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170420368500197062007-02-02T05:46:00.000-07:002007-02-02T05:46:00.000-07:00It made a certain sense to me, too, I think your s...It made a certain sense to me, too, I think your son is right.<BR/><BR/>thanks for coming back to my blog...still stuck, but pondering and waiting for the light bulb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170407351849991272007-02-02T02:09:00.000-07:002007-02-02T02:09:00.000-07:00This is wonderful from the description of rain as ...This is wonderful from the description of rain as 'the sky is liquid with falling water' to the thought provoking theology. And I agree with silverlight entirely.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170406412167095522007-02-02T01:53:00.000-07:002007-02-02T01:53:00.000-07:00This so cool - like other commenters I believed yo...This so cool - like other commenters I believed you were a mathemetician - a poem of worth - just like you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170388916333487072007-02-01T21:01:00.000-07:002007-02-01T21:01:00.000-07:00Very cool poem, mathematical understanding or no.Very cool poem, mathematical understanding or no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170385304068808972007-02-01T20:01:00.000-07:002007-02-01T20:01:00.000-07:00Makes sense to me, too. There are so many names of...Makes sense to me, too. There <I>are</I> so many names of just the Judeo-Christian God and to put all the names of all the gods together that everyone in every time could have ever named and worshiped I can imagine would be an infinite set. One could spend several lifetimes trying to name them all and would not even put a dent in the equation of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170383408530767412007-02-01T19:30:00.000-07:002007-02-01T19:30:00.000-07:00I really like the idea of the unknowable, infinite...I really like the idea of the unknowable, infinite god/gods all being interconnected. Call me crazy, but it makes sense to me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170376354786568682007-02-01T17:32:00.000-07:002007-02-01T17:32:00.000-07:00everything about the universe is incomprehensible...everything about the universe is incomprehensible. tha's what keeps life interesting and worth living.silverlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849509928715939847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170375686550339482007-02-01T17:21:00.000-07:002007-02-01T17:21:00.000-07:00thank you for visiting... I do appreciate it.I lov...thank you for visiting... I do appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>I love your take on the prompt... and your summary had me shrieking.<BR/><BR/>I like this blog... tell me did you have a Davy Crocket hat when you were little... I loved mine. Also saw the pic of the baby... gorgeous. I'm a proud grandma too... except they live a couple a thousand miles away...<BR/><BR/>lotsa luv ann xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170375592834785502007-02-01T17:19:00.000-07:002007-02-01T17:19:00.000-07:00Very interesting. Theology and math all in one in...Very interesting. Theology and math all in one in a very thoughtful way.<BR/>Thanks for visiting me too.<BR/>I'll come back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170364667375245712007-02-01T14:17:00.000-07:002007-02-01T14:17:00.000-07:00This is fabulous! Well done. I did not tackle this...This is fabulous! Well done. I did not tackle this prompt, because I hate math with a passion and am not inspired to write poetry about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170363978824982632007-02-01T14:06:00.000-07:002007-02-01T14:06:00.000-07:00Absolute BEST title of the day. No doubt about it....Absolute BEST title of the day. No doubt about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170361779541608822007-02-01T13:29:00.000-07:002007-02-01T13:29:00.000-07:00I don't think you need the disclaimer at the botto...I don't think you need the disclaimer at the bottom at all - I think you have tons to say in this poem and that most of it can be left up to interpretation - which I love.<BR/><BR/>I tried to pick a favorite line - but I like so many. The closing in italics though - *phew* Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170358271080842922007-02-01T12:31:00.000-07:002007-02-01T12:31:00.000-07:00I wrote six comments and deleted them because they...I wrote six comments and deleted them because they all failed to get IT. <BR/><BR/>So...<BR/><BR/>I like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170352127634673562007-02-01T10:48:00.000-07:002007-02-01T10:48:00.000-07:00Well, I thought you knew exactly what you were tal...Well, I thought you knew exactly what you were talking about! I was going with it all the way!<BR/>Great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170289395935746582007-01-31T17:23:00.000-07:002007-01-31T17:23:00.000-07:00It's not Thursday yet, but I'm guessing this is th...It's not Thursday yet, but I'm guessing this is the assignment. Looks fabulous. I could just love the title and first 3 lines. Yes. Pay attention.<BR/><BR/>Mine will be up Thursday. Hope you stop by. I had such fun writing it.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170259479741033872007-01-31T09:04:00.000-07:002007-01-31T09:04:00.000-07:00My son says what I am trying so say is that THE UN...My son says what I am trying so say is that THE UNIVERSE is Big and Unknowable -- just like MATH!<BR/><BR/>:D That works for me.Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170259319170070322007-01-31T09:01:00.000-07:002007-01-31T09:01:00.000-07:00I'm not putting this link up til Thursday. I was ...I'm not putting this link up til Thursday. I was just trying it out, seeing how it looked typed. It's not lined up exactly as I wanted, but the computer wouldn't do the equations...it thought I was writing up some strange computer code or something. But, oh well.Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170255599949270522007-01-31T07:59:00.000-07:002007-01-31T07:59:00.000-07:00Oooh. This is excellent Pepek! I'm not sure what y...Oooh. This is excellent Pepek! <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what you're trying to say but you say it with such authority that I believe you! <BR/><BR/>Too many good lines to name but here's one, "Find pathways on the glass. Begin."<BR/><BR/>I will come back to read this again, after I figure out what the heck to write for Poetry Thursday (math is not my strong suit).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709545.post-1170207520754124492007-01-30T18:38:00.000-07:002007-01-30T18:38:00.000-07:00that is why disputes over theology are incomprehen...that is why disputes over theology are incomprehensible.silverlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849509928715939847noreply@blogger.com