The Day We Argued About Roman Numerals
Even now in my mind,
that row remains VIVID –
I tried to stay CIVIL
but you ended up LIVID.
Even now in my mind,
that row remains VIVID –
I tried to stay CIVIL
but you ended up LIVID.
The mathematician John Venn was born on this day in 1834.
To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn diagram.


It’s the birthday of John Venn today (born 4th Aug, 1834) so here’s a poem inside a Venn diagram to celebrate.
He’d think about her
constantly – well, 22/7 –
never completing.
He even stopped eating.
Then, one day – at 3.14 –
a chance meeting.
But, sadly, not repeating.