We sit down to play with the coins
as we learn his numbers in a way
others could not comprehend
without knowing how things are
in this strange family of mine...
We learn the value of each coin
and how to tell how old it is
and giggle as we find coins
whose numbers show their age
as more then Mother, Uncle, Grandma
or even "dirt" in several cases...
We learn the four digits in forms
that even a three year old knows
of one and nine go together
as nineteen, or nuttin' in cribbage
as the young boy reminds me...
We learn of sixes, sevens, eights,
with all the numbers behind them
and the states in the order
they became part of the union
not that he understands as well
until we get out the maps to see
where each state is and find
a whole new set of numbers to learn
on the highways and byways....
...so we set out on our next
adventure in learning numbers
and learn names and places as well.
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