December 30, 2009

The Numbers Game

The number 0 has nothing
       Nothing to do, nothing to say
It won’t add tomorrow
       Nor subtract today

1 is the lonely number
      I’ll have to comply
Cause it is always upset
      I’m going to tell you why

Since 2 has a friend
      And one has none
The two can enjoy more
      The two can have fun

Now you’ve heard about 3
      Three draws a crowd
For when two disagrees with one
      They often get loud

So 4 stepping in
      Settles three by arbitration
And numbers appreciating this
      Give a standing ovation

The next of the lot is unhappy
      For 5 he knows makes up a hand
He misses the clap of another
      To applaud four his favorite fan

Now the other upset number
      Comes in at the number 6
Cause when a couple of three’s get together
      Her headache she can’t seem to fix

So in trots five and six
      To talk to number 7
Who always cheers them up
      With stories from Seventh Heaven

Now 8 is fun to hang out with as well
      For he’ll make you laugh and sing
His bottom may be a bit overweight
      But his top can surely swing

So rounding out this great field
      We’ve come to our number 9
She’ll always beg to differ with us
      But she’s really the end of the line…

December 23, 2009

Introduction to The Numbers Game

We received the word that a baby was on the way in the very beginning of my marriage to my lovely wife Kathy. Well, now the pressure was on to be a dad. I was truly never ready to be a father but I will say the motivation to become a provider for my child was overwhelming. So overwhelming that I did nothing but sell, sell, sell in that year that I knew we were having a baby and became a success story in my company that year. Needless to say it probably would have made sense to have a child each and every year but at this time I have two awesome kids and my sales and success have kept up to a certain degree. Anyway, with these children I thought I would owe them at least one poem they can remember me by, so next weeks poem is my legacy to leave them for their children. It is one of my favorite poems and I hope you agree it is perfect for a learning exercise at a very young age.