{"id":4700,"date":"2019-04-06T10:54:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T14:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=4700"},"modified":"2019-04-06T11:19:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T15:19:19","slug":"newly-hatched-the-pi-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/newly-hatched-the-pi-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Hatched – the Pi Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Post #240<\/p>\n

April 6, 2019<\/p>\n

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April is National Poetry Month<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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Day 6: <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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\u201c Newly hatched\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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Let’s write a Pi Poem today.<\/em><\/h2>\n

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~ YOU CAN DO IT~<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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First – write out the numerical sequence of Pi.<\/em><\/h2>\n

Like this:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03.1415926535897932384626433832795028.<\/h3>\n

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In my example, I’ve written the sequence that ends in “0,” but I added 2 more numbers after the zero.<\/p>\n

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–<\/p>\n

The Pi Poem can be a challenge but I think it is \u00a0fun to do.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

No, I am not a math whiz – not a bit.<\/p>\n

Follow the numerical sequence for Pi, and you can do this form without tears.<\/p>\n

For my example:<\/h2>\n

I chose to write the 34-line version of the sequence which means, that when I got to “ZERO” I went on to do 2 more lines, keeping the Pi formulation.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

First, I will give you the completed poem I wrote this morning.<\/p>\n

After you read it, keep on reading, and you will see how I laid out this poem by putting the syllable count in parenthesis at the beginning of each line.<\/p>\n

This gave \u00a0me the pattern that I followed: I simply counted out the proper syllable count for each line as I wrote \u00a0the poem.<\/p>\n

I like to work with a structure, at times; the Pi Poem is a good way to do that.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Here is my newest \u00a0Pi-Poem, “Newly hatched.”<\/em><\/h3>\n

After I wrote the poem with the numbers at the beginning of each line, then\u00a0 I went back and removed the numbers once the poem was the way I wanted. I will show you how this looked, after you read the poem below.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

\u201cNewly-hatched\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

By Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n

(Date of writing is April 6, 2019)<\/p>\n

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“Newly Hatched”<\/p>\n

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Newly hatched<\/p>\n

birds<\/p>\n

Easter-Eggers<\/p>\n

flock<\/p>\n

mixed breed chicken group<\/p>\n

sage, pink, blue, yellow, brown, \u201clavender<\/p>\n

springtime<\/p>\n

unnatural dye jobs<\/p>\n

embarrassing hues<\/p>\n

tiny chicks<\/p>\n

harmless – unknowing<\/p>\n

farmers make rainbow-tinted chicks<\/p>\n

consider the wide variety<\/p>\n

large Rhode Island Red chicken<\/p>\n

lay 250 eggs per year<\/p>\n

Banty hens<\/p>\n

Leghorns<\/p>\n

Australorps<\/p>\n

If you want to eat farm-fresh eggs<\/p>\n

gather your flock<\/p>\n

begin backyard hobby<\/p>\n

in spring<\/p>\n

consider different breeds<\/p>\n

Araucanas<\/p>\n

rumpless hens<\/p>\n

lay blue eggs<\/p>\n

chickens have ear tufts but no tail<\/p>\n

blue inside<\/p>\n

and out<\/p>\n

gather your blue farm-fresh eggs<\/p>\n

Araucana\u2019s eggs are never green<\/p>\n

fried eggs for breakfast<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

hard-boiled<\/p>\n

scrambled eggs with sharp cheddar cheese<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

How I WROTE this Pi Poem in 4 STEPS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1_I wrote the Pi numerical sequence VERTICALLY down the page.<\/p>\n

2_I began putting thoughts down that had the syllable count specified, at the beginning of each line.<\/p>\n

3_When it sounded right, and when I had checked my syllable count – it is complete.<\/p>\n

4_My final step is to remove the parenthesis and numbers at the beginning of each line.<\/p>\n

–<\/h2>\n

Here is how my poem \u00a0looked before I removed the numbers.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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(3)Newly hatched<\/p>\n

(1) birds<\/p>\n

(4) Easter Eggers<\/p>\n

(1) flock<\/p>\n

(5) mixed breed chicken group<\/p>\n

(9) sage, pink, blue, yellow, brown, \u201clavender<\/p>\n

(2) springtime<\/p>\n

(6) unnatural dye jobs<\/p>\n

(5) embarrassing colors<\/p>\n

(3) tiny chicks<\/p>\n

(5)harmless – \u00a0unknowing<\/p>\n

(8) farmers breed rainbow-tinted chicks<\/p>\n

(9) consider the wide variety<\/p>\n

(7) large Rhode Island Red chickens<\/p>\n

(9) lay 250 eggs per year<\/p>\n

(3) Banty-hens<\/p>\n

(2) Leghorns<\/p>\n

(3) Australorps<\/p>\n

(8) If you want to eat farm-fresh eggs<\/p>\n

(4) gather your flock<\/p>\n

(6) begin backyard hobby<\/p>\n

(2) in spring<\/p>\n

(6) consider different breeds<\/p>\n

(4) Araucanas<\/p>\n

(3) rumpless hens<\/p>\n

(3) lay blue eggs<\/p>\n

(8) chickens have ear tufts but no tail<\/p>\n

(3) blue inside<\/p>\n

(2) and out<\/p>\n

(7) gather your blue farm-fresh eggs<\/p>\n

(9) Araucana\u2019s eggs are never green<\/p>\n

(5) fried eggs for breakfast<\/p>\n

(0) O<\/p>\n

(2)hard-boiled<\/p>\n

(8) scrambled eggs with sharp cheddar cheese<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Lynda McKinney Lambert.\u00a0\u00a0Copyright 2019. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Please share on Social Media. My only need is that you publish the article with the copyright information.<\/p>\n

Thank you for Sharing the Happiness.<\/p>\n

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“Newly hatched,” a Pi poem is not published \u00a0as of this date, 6 April, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pennsylvania poet and author Lynda McKinney Lambert considers the season and gives an outline for writing a Pi Poem.
\nHer focus today is in the brightly colored baby chicks that are sold in farm supply stores across the country.
\nIn this poem, she explored the variety of chickens and their differences.
\nShe also gives a LESSON for HOT-TO write a Pi Poem and invites the reader to write one.<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-1dO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16970,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal-41-line-pi-poem\/","url_meta":{"origin":4700,"position":0},"title":"Lynda’s Journal – 41-line Pi Poem","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"March 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Learn about this HISTORY of Pi - this concept is over 4,000 years old! 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