Practical Application

He’s teaching her arithmetic,

He said it was his mission,

He kissed her once, he kissed her twice and said,

“Now that’s addition.”

And as he added smack by smack

In silent satisfaction,

She sweetly gave the kisses back and said,

“Now that’s subtraction.”

Then he kissed her, she kissed him,

Without an explanation,

And both together smiled and said,

“That’s multiplication.”

Then Dad appeared on the scene and

Made a quick decision.

He kicked that kid three blocks away

And said, “That’s long division!”

By: Dan Clark

Poetry

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