Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Six Plus Three is Eight

     Six plus three is eight
         School is really great

     Two plus five is nine
         It’s never been this fine

     One times one is four
         My teacher I adore

     Math comes to me so easily
         ~ Why’d I get a ‘B’

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Linda Alice Fowler September 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM Still giggling gw. Math scores helped me get into university, but I know what you mean! laf :)

sara Etgen-Baker September 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM this one left me chuckling...math was/is my nemesis. Much prefer words over digits anytime.

Joseph P. DiMino September 6, 2025 at 4:39 AM In today's schools grades are free. Just show up, and a graduate be. Though attendance not really required, educate or not, no teacher can be fired.

Randy Freie September 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM Cuz Wolfman, you didn't ask for extra credit courses. Maybe she wanted to wax poetic with a prose pro, Bro! Opportunity only knocks once, twice if it's a bill collector!

Joe Maverick September 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM You are not fooling me..I know a trick Question when i see.' 'Swy i like' an Aussie Game of three.' Of many Multiples you'll see.'

John Lawless September 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM first day of school...the teacher asks "how much is one and one?"...little Johnny looks shocked and asks "you mean you don't know"