Ten Times Ten
The child wipes the chalkboard clean;
He rubs out mistakes,
The ones he makes,
In a chalk dust puff
He must work it out
What does it mean?
Try again,
and remember
Ten times ten
it’s a big number…
Is a hundred enough?
How hard can it be?
To count,
One two three…
and multiply again,
Ten times ten.
That’s when,
he knows,
as he grows,
he’ll learn much more…
He picks up the chalk
writes a sum,
then pauses… um…
What is ten times ten plus four?
Lesley Scoble, December 2024
I wrote my poem Ten Times Ten in response to Sadje’s What do you see #266 Photo prompt.
CREDITS
Enormous thanks to Sadje, #WDYS for the inspiration.
Image credit; Mesut çiçen @ Unsplash
Last but not least, thank you, dear reader, for stopping by and reading!
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; mime artist; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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