Eugene Ostashevsky |
Alphabet for Tamar
A is for Axiom
that proved arbitrary.
B is for Binomial
whose terms never vary.
C is for Circumference
that goes around and around.
D is for Derivative
left to lie on the ground.
E is for e
(tautologically shown).
F is for Frustrum,
a beheaded cone.
G is for Games
in which all players lose.
H is for Horror
of the Hypotenuse.
I is for Identity,
when A=A.
What J is for,
I just cannot say.
K is another
katatonic letter.
L is the Lowest
common denominator.
M is for Moebius
whose head was all face.
N stands for Number
in the general case.
O is for “Oops,
I’m dividing by zero!”
P: Proposition
for which slapped was the hero.
Q is for Quotient:
“You guys smoked all the dope!”
R is Remainder
or so we hope.
S is for Sine curve
that reclines in the nude.
T is for Tangent,
absconding for good.
U is for Union
(what else could it be?).
V is for Venn diagram
which joins two, or three.
W is for Whole
that equals its part.
X is a variable
made up by Descartes.
Y is also a variable,
it transforms on the go.
Z is for Zero,
sometimes written as O.
Eugene Ostashevsky
Alphabet for Tamar is reprinted from Infinite Recursor Or The Bride Of DJ Spinoza (NY: StudioRADIA / Ugly Duckling Presse, 2005).
Posted on November 18, 2006 7:45 AM