Fermat

by Jonathan P. Dowling
Mathematics Magazine 1986

Mssr. Fermat -- what have uou done?
Your simple conjecture has everyone
Churning out proofs,
Which are nothing but goofs!
Could it be that your statement's an erudite spoof?
A marginal hoax
That you've played on us folks?
But then you're really not known for your practical jokes.
Or is it then true
That you knew what to do
When n was an integer greater than two?
Oh then why can't we find
That same proof...are we blind?
You must be reproved, for I'm losing my mind.