Smart                                                               It is simple to do well:

My dad gave me one dollar bill                                                                                 Do your work, behave appropriately, come in for help if
'Cause I'm his smartest son,                                                                                       needed.  That is it.
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more then one!

And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes-- I guess he didn't know                                                         What is appropriate behavior? 
That three is more than two!

Just then, along came old blind Bates                                                                           We all know and I will not make a list.  And if there
And just 'cause he can't see                                                                                          is something you are not sure of, just ask.
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!

And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!

And I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head -
Too proud of me to speak!

By Shel Silverstein

    Thanks for the chance to share a favorite math poem of mine. 
    Chris Folsom