Summing Up

Mr MacPherson, a mathematician
Was married to Sally,a keen statistician.
With little division to trigger vexation
Their conjugal lives led to multiplication.
First Roland, then Harry and then the addition
Of first daughter Jenny, a gifted logician.

The one common factor of great satisfaction
Engendering fervour and strong interaction
Was love of arithmetic, logic and theories
Together with quantum and harmonic series.
In sum, they endeavoured on every occasion
To bring mathematics within the equation!

24.03.20

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 2/23/2022 7:59:00 AM
Dear Wendy, congratulations on your win in the contest with this fascinating work of art. You show an amazing gift with words. Be Blessed, Neva
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Date: 5/5/2020 1:04:00 AM
Wendy, I don't know how I missed this before, but I'm so glad I found it today! I'm a numbers geek so I loved every little math phrase and pun. Summing Up is a great title, the multiplication "and then the addition" was clever, the ending was brilliant and all your super rhymes and spot-on flow. This is going in my faves! Love it ~ John
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Wendy Watson
Date: 5/8/2020 5:39:00 AM
Wow. What an honour! I have to admit that apart from being able to bring all these terms together in a reasonable format, I was bypassed when the mathematical genes were being dished out in our family!
Date: 4/1/2020 7:16:00 PM
Awesome write and rhyming Wendy. Also clever and fun to read. Enjoyed.Hugs
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Wendy Watson
Date: 4/9/2020 3:42:00 PM
What an encouraging comment. Thank you so much,Cecilia.
Date: 4/1/2020 11:03:00 AM
So clever, Wendy. This is a difficult style but you mastered it in your poem with wit and humor all while spinning out your mathematical/romantic theme. So well done! Congratulations!
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Wendy Watson
Date: 4/9/2020 3:42:00 PM
A lovely comment. Thank you,Sam. I admit however to having not an ounce of mathematical ability in my bones!
Date: 4/1/2020 5:03:00 AM
What a beautiful Rhyme poem. And may I add graced with such delightful humor. Congratulations on your most deserved win JC Hawkens
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Wendy Watson
Date: 4/1/2020 5:20:00 AM
Thank you very much for your kind feedback, J.C. I had Nina's rattling rhyme contest in mind when I started it but didn't finish in time.
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