Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

The Tables Turned

How many bites in a cucumber
   How many z’s in eight hours' slumber

How many bees in a typical beehive
   How many years ‘til an Ice Age arrives

How many stop signs in big D, Dallas
   How many floorboards in the Royal Palace

How many light-years to the farthest star
   How many people in Africa don’t have a car  

Mom used to say I gave her indigestion ~
  Now I teach her how to google my questions

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Caren Krutsinger June 23, 2022 at 2:35 AM Fabulous ending "Now I teach her how to google my questions" I think you probably did teach her that! My mother loved Google.

Paula Goldsmith June 20, 2022 at 12:35 PM What a fun/creative write. Now you need a write with all the answers. Have a fun/blessed day writing away............... Gershon Wolf June 21, 2022 at 5:18 PM Here are the answers, Paula: 1. Friday 2. Trees 3. Bank 4. Invisible 5. No!! Now, what are the questions?! lol. :) gw

Kenneth Cheney June 20, 2022 at 10:53 AM So many questions, so few answers. Gershon Wolf June 21, 2022 at 5:15 PM We are better at questioning the answer than answering the question...

L Milton Hankins June 20, 2022 at 4:46 AM GW, like many of us you have always questioned and had questions. That is a very good thing, and I'm sure your mama realized it. Thank God for Google!!!! Gershon Wolf June 20, 2022 at 7:36 PM Google -- Substitute Mother? Babysitter? -- I shudder, actually. I prefer to think of Google as a pinch-hitter, to be used sparingly. Mom and Dad: Patience is love's golden backstop.