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Vachel Lindsay - Euclid

OLD Euclid drew a circle 
On a sand-beach long ago. 
He bounded and enclosed it 
With angles thus and so. 
His set of solemn greybeards 
Nodded and argued much 
Of arc and circumference, 
Diameter and such. 
A silent child stood by them 
From morning until noon 
Because they drew such charming 
Round pictures of the moon.

Added: on May 30th, 2008 at 2:37 PM | Viewed: 4037 times | Comments and analysis of Euclid by Vachel Lindsay Comments (1)


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Poet: Vachel Lindsay (Vachel Lindsay Art)
Poem: Euclid
Poem of the Day: Jul 26 2002

Comment 1 of 1, added on May 30th, 2008 at 2:37 PM.

I've loved this poem since I was a kid, and am so glad to see it again.

Pretty much sums up my feeling towards higher math.

Kim from United States

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