Seventeen

Seventeen is the sum of eight and nine
The difference of twenty minus three is fine.
If you're not a fool,
and you stay in school,
it's the squareroot of two hundred eighty-nine.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
February 11, 2011 at 9:16 PM
Hey, a cool math poem. I came over there to tell you something. If you think my silly limerick is an R, go check out the latest one that Matthew Anish just told me to go see. (a new "topic" for him) I was speechless. haha. And Deb just coughed!
Laan Avatar
December 29, 2010 at 2:39 AM
This was fun and very well though out.
Horsman Avatar
December 27, 2010 at 8:25 PM
always willing to learn Robert, excellent limerick, Harry. Happy New Year
Gorelick Avatar
December 27, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Ha! Im getting a feel for you and your personality..this is so clever..keep writing. BG
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