Some Sums
Some sums are quite something
like the ones for sizing the sun
some sums start so very small
like two from three is one
some sums are important
like the safety of a speed
but some things can’t be reckoned
like how many hugs we need.
like the ones for sizing the sun
some sums start so very small
like two from three is one
some sums are important
like the safety of a speed
but some things can’t be reckoned
like how many hugs we need.
This poem is copyright (©) Melinda Szymanik 2026
About the Writer
Melinda Szymanik
Melinda is an award-winning New Zealand author of picture books, short stories and novels for children and young adults. Notable titles include The Were-Nana (Scholastic, 2008) winner of Children’s Choice at the 2009 NZ Post Children’s Book Awards, A Winter’s Day in 1939 (Scholastic, 2013) winner of Librarian’s Choice at the 2014 LIANZA Awards, and Fuzzy Doodle (Scholastic, 2016) a 2017 White Raven selection. She also writes poetry for adults and children, and regularly teaches creative writing.
