Saturday, June 13, 2009

The Very Dramatic Answer

Teacher:

"You, right there, desk 4, row 3,
classroom 194 AC."

Kid in desk 4, row 3:

"The answer to the question,
'V minus 1 B Q L T . . .
plus M over 7 S P V . . .
divided by Q N L 4 7 . . .
minus 1 22 L 4 eleven . . .
times 6 point 5 N R U . . .
9 point 6 M 2 4 Q'

IS . . .

7 4 7 M R Q B
M R O N S U V!"

Teacher:

"That is the right answer, no matter how insane.
But, dear little boy . . . I just wanted your name!"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

that is awesome!!!

Marina said...

Very clever and creative! I'm enjoying all your poetry. Keep creating and imagining and writing. Words are so powerful and can breathe new life into tired souls!!