The Taming of the Shrew

I wrote about the puzzle solving of my youth: jigsaw puzzles.  The three dimensional puzzle is out of my league.

Rubik Cube

Multi-colored squares all mixed up; it’s a mess,

I can’t solve it; I’ll confess,

With six sides to conquer; this cube is a shrew,

It’s very confusing; what should I do?

Turn, rotate, twist it and then,

I make no progress; I begin again,

The algorithm is easy according to some,

If that’s true, why do I feel so dumb?

Challenge, frustration right from the start,

My son can solve it; he is so smart,

If in minutes, he can tame the shrew,

Why can't I learn to do it too?

Tammy Harvey

Written:  5/24/2016