Tagged: subtraction

one hundred granny

one hundred granny
smith apples in the pantry
translate to having
options – some for giving
away, some for eating
as is, some for apple
sauce, some for
baking – seventy-
six granny smith
apples in the pantry
.
20200507:1922
y

the new year arrives

the new year arrives
like old math. we carry
over more than we
care to admit and
borrow old memories
from those who’ve
remembered for
us, with no obligation
to pay them back
.
20190101:1209
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: math

on sunday, we

on sunday, we
agreed to save the
extra hour, slice
it up into minutes,
and use it only
for replaying the
best moments. by
the afternoon, i
had asked for
ten, and you,
twenty, and we
worked on the
remainder as if
it were our
favorite word
problem to solve
.
20151101:1444
y

the heart arrives

the heart arrives
packaged
with a strict count –
we cannot add
nor subtract
a single beat
.
20150326:0853
y