LI times FE

This one is humorous poem which I originally presented to my Algebra teacher. I hope you all enjoy it as much as he did.

I travel through a world in the clouds,
Clouds who become anything I wish,
A tree perhaps,
Plains,
Or high mountain tops,
But a strange thing of reality brings
Me down with a kerplop,
Like a specter it comes,
Floating hauntingly before my eyes,
D times three equals the fourth of five.

A code it is,
In a strange foreign tongue,
Could the answer be four, six, three or
One?
To a mind made for such things,
Tis mere child's play,
But to a mere cloud molder,
Tis the misery of the day.

With frantic waving of hands I say,
Go away strange one,
The confusion you bring is no fun.
But it is persistent,
Insistent,
Asking oh so tauntingly,
What is the sum
After deciphering twelve times D three
Equals none?

What! Another riddle!
How silly can this world be,
Unfortunately, in it, these things
Are a necessity,
Confusing it may be,
But, life equals L-I times F-E.   

Author's Note

Once again, please be constructive.

Reviews

[charlie]

Yeah - funny and quizzical at the same time.

On the constructive side, have you considered spacing your lines just a tad further? They seem to bunch into one another with no allowance for head room

[EJ Norris]

Yes sorry about that. I'll be sure and space it better next time. Thanks for the comment and I'm glad you enjoyed it.