In lieu of posting one of my own poems today, I thought I’d post something for my wife instead. While hitting my usual gamut of geeky websites I saw posted on GeeksAreSexy (GAS) a poem recited by Kumar Patel of White Castle fame (Kal Penn) and allegedly written by David Feinberg. It’s my wife’s favorite poem of all time and is posted here in dedication to her. I love you sweetie.
And now for the actual poem:
The Square Root of Three
I fear that I will always be
A lonely number like root three
The three is all that’s good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath a vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine
For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic
I know I’ll never see the sun,
As 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality
When hark! For what is this I see,
Another square root of a three
As quietly come waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer
We break free from our mortal bonds
And with a wave of magic wands
Our square root signs become unglued
Your love for me has been renewed
#1 by Brandee at June 3rd, 2009
This is too funny, I was wondering where I could find this so I could read it. I love that movie and I thought this poem was good but I wanted to study it without having to keep rewinding the DVR.