Margins of the Heart
When numbers align, but life still teaches
Today is International Logic Day...a day we remember that logic governs all we do.
But what should reign at the centre of life's practicalities?
Sometimes the solution isn’t in the equations—it’s in the heart.
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Matt's gift, his blessing was the proof
Numbers that behaved -
Margins, symbols,trusted tools -
His exactness, never caved.
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A student's question, a loss of ground
He feels a sense of fear -
A firm equation, but sense not sound
And Hope, she would not steer.
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He ploughed through symbols, numbers, notes
But equations would not hold -
Then the answers a student wrote
Held the hidden truth, now told -
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Matt tweaked the signs, the formulae
The numbers that spoke too soon-
With tinges of soul that would stay
And keep them attuned.
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Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.
For Mikeydred's January Challenge
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Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (4)
💖I read this through twice, once to feel the rhythm and resonance, and again to fully engage with the meaning. 💖I admire your use of assonance with the long 'oo' and 'ee' sounds. The rhythm plays like waves in my body; it creates a blue and melancholic flow that allows me to see beyond the surface.
Like Sandy I loved the cohesion of the heart and emotion with mathematics and science. Lovely poem, Michelle.
This was absolutely lovely. Such a wonderful poem!
I love how this mixes math and heart ❤️