This is Just to Say
after William Carlos WilliamsI am sorry
if my instruction
on multiplying fractions
confused you
like it did me.
And I wonder
if we had
to divide warm brownies
fresh from the oven,
If it would be easier.
Forgive me,
next time
let's count
the acts of kindness
and multiply them
by the number of classmates.
if my instruction
on multiplying fractions
confused you
like it did me.
And I wonder
if we had
to divide warm brownies
fresh from the oven,
If it would be easier.
Forgive me,
next time
let's count
the acts of kindness
and multiply them
by the number of classmates.
This poem is copyright (©) Jone Rush MacCulloch 2026
About the Writer
Jone Rush MacCulloch
Jone Rush MacCulloch is a retired teacher librarian pursuing photography, poetry and mixed media. She also guest teaches and brings poetry lessons to teach for every class. Her poems ‘Ollie’ and 'Zoom' appear in books by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong. Some children think she is a book fairy because she wears rainbow tinsel in her hair. You can find her on Twitter @JoneMac53 and on Instagram @jonerushmacculloch.
