A SONNET PLUS ONE ABOUT THE BRAIN
Within the brain a thought is a function of time, f (t),
and a diffident occupier of space, f (x);
it moves from place to place, x (t), on a whim
in an attempt at discovery (S = Surprise).
The summary of places it’s been, Σ (xo…xn)
is a circuit and its content a memory, M (x)
or Memorex, with the shape of a sail
depending on wind 
and trim.
The wind is a type of energy (E) or metaphor
blowing through the brain with a passion
as an emblem of the century F (c) in which it lives
even if its breath blows on the embers
of a richer previous age F (c-1). Therefore
any fashionable thought is proportional to the ratio
F (c) divided by F (c-1) as if anything goes.
[the mathematical functions and symbols are read out loud during any performance of the poem]
Glint Literary Journal 