My father had a birthday.
He just turned seventy-five.
Three quarters of one-hundred
is long to be alive.
Last night when I was sleeping,
I dreamt another Earth.
On it, Dad was sixty-three
though the same years since birth.
If there’s fire in your brain,
now it’s time to fan it.
Two riddles I have for you
about this dream planet.
How many clever fingers
do they use to bake bread?
What will be Dad’s age when he’s
three fourths of one-hundred?
I don't want to be base
ReplyDeleteor make your blog all messy
But for answers to this quiz
I consulted my pal Duodessy
The first query's rather easy
So I won't touch that line
But according to my friend
Your dad will be eighty-nine.
Just as I posted
ReplyDeleteI had a thought
That my reasoning
May be for naught
75 for Duodessy
Is 89, I postulate.
But 100 is 144
So 3/4 of that is 108.
I'm not sure which
Of these answers is true
Depends on which way
Your question I construe.