Seven times I ran with a rabbit,
and landed in his hole.
Two times seven they couldn’t
catch my trail.
Fourteen plus five
I rounded into a snare,
and was carried to a palace.
One plus nineteen,
I meet with twenty Queens’ mothers.
We had herbal tea.
It was two forty-five …
(two plus forty-five)
We danced round in our pedal-pushers,
singing forty-seven giddy tunes.
As we ate 20 cupcakes,
frosted with purple moons.
When I sat to write all about it,
sixty-seven minus sixty …
Seven has forever
been a favourite,
indivisible by any.
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This is enormous fun, zany excellence!
ReplyDeleteProofreader's hat on (scusi): pedal-pushers - the origin being trousers made for bicycling!
Oh I love this! Enormous fun and a great way to interpret the prompt. I wish you had a like button!
ReplyDeletelove it,
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you write number game poem.
smart take.
keep it up.
(aussshh) Noted and corrected Viv, Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it.
Pamela
Tilly, thanks and just you saying so in good enough. This was my third poem written to the prompt the first two I trashed.
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Thanks much Jingle.
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Oh, I envy you. You found magic in the numbers and so much fun. And all the smiles come shining through. Love it,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Thanks Elizabeth, my first two attempts were dry and kind of depressing. And I thought why not have fun with this. I've never been much of a mathematics scholar, but I know the basics. :)
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We can always COUNT on you for a great One Shot!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eric but this is submitted for we write poems. But I appreciate the nice comment.
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This is such a delightful poem Pamela. I like it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Irene. I had fun writing it.
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Okay then...
ReplyDeleteWe can always count on you for a great We Write!
(Sorry, I get confused after reading so many!)
Happens sometimes, I know!
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A very delightful poem, Pamela. Numbers in abudance!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary, I had fun writing this poem.
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Seems like a good numbers game you played there! LOL :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jinksy I had fun doing it :)
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Enjoyed reading this!
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Thanks Gautami.
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I *love* this. I am a big fan of Alice in Wonderland anyway, but the imagery and the way you weaved the numbers into the poem was magical.
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Nicole I had loads of fun writing this. I had written two others before this. They were a bit dark and I decided to go in another direction.
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