Arcs and angles,
Lie in a tangle,
Secants stand,
Tangentially.
Cosine and sine,
Measurements truncated,
Bounded by geometry,
Interpolated by least squares.
Residuals and statistics,
The center circles,
As the circle is centered,
To find statistically,
The location of the point.
Measurements of reality,
The reality of measurement,
Through different atmospheres,
While following Boyle’s law.
Pushing boundaries,
Refracting lasers,
Deflections of beams,
Shimmering beneath the sunlight,
We chase the mean.
Averages and outliers,
Against the background noise,
Chords and tangents,
Points on the planes.
Spatially challenged?
The measurement has begun,
Whoever would have thought?
Something so geeky,
Could be such fun?
© Colin Hope 2015.