The Queen of Numbers has her say –

an ancient skill that to this day

affects us all;

and in a way we need to know

what lies behind a 1 or 2

or some such kind of symbol that we find

in every corner of our mind.

The lure of numbers in a game,

in the stock market, just the same,

in governments, churches, schools and shops

reminding us that they are just props

for life itself – yet solid as rocks.

But that is still not all we know.

Mother Nature, always putting on a show

of flowers, insects, ocean waves and sand

shows us new numbers with a slight of hand

that Mr. Fibonacci found just grand.

The Queen  of Numbers unperturbed

like Fibonacci, so I’ve heard –

(a relative of hers without a doubt)

Shows  us the magic of numbers that shout –

“look at us twirl and move about”

and as their merry dance subsides

they disappear  and now they hide inside a sum.

As for the Queen of Numbers, her work is done.

Susanne Walter