Ask a mathematical
boy
to figure me some
numbers
he leans back
looks into the
distance
waves away some
conversation
tells me my answer
He does me the great
courtesy of asking
if I have heard of
triangle numbers
leans forward
shows me his
workings
on the back of his
sister's sketch pad
checks the
calculations done in his head
nods decisively
I now know the exact number of stitches
in my next sculpture
can work out with my inferior maths
the amount of cord to order
the exact cost
it's an art really
He is all edges and
angles
a misheard
mathematical phrase
from an Indian accented teacher of my childhood
he leans back into
the couch
quietly adding up
to something big
This reminds me of Vedic maths which is like magic!
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