I remember being small,
and led to believe
reality and perfection came in twos.
Twos are easiest.
When everything is a binary,
there isn’t time wasted in questioning.
Yet my eyes are drawn to asymmetry
and the unexpected beauty of three.
Where two topples, three fortifies.
There’s a grace to three.
Stability wedded to balance wedded to form,
creates a sublime alchemy.
Three is the dance between souls,
and the stars that guide me when I am lost.
Three is home.
Song Choice: Three is a Magic Number
This poem was inspired by the prompt given over at Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Kerry Says Let's Count With Our Fingers. Hop on over for more great poetry.
I have always been a bit OCD over threes!
ReplyDeleteIt's a cool number to be OCD over
DeleteDavid Crosby would be so proud! There is something really pleasing about this poem.
ReplyDeleteBwa-ha-ha! OMG...I totally forgot about that song! I went back and forth on the title a bit. Trinity felt too Judeo-Christian, Trio felt off, and Three seemed too dull. I just settled on Triad as a default.
DeleteReal nice, Rommy. I know by song that "One is the Loneliest Number" for sure. I've milked cows sitting on a one-legged stool. It falls, drops out of the way if you have to get away fast when she's about to kick. Never saw a two-legged stool but three-legged ones are very practical.
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Tripods are sturdier and more reliable to be sure!
DeleteThat first stanza tells a world of stories, Rommy. And, as you might imagine, I'm in complete agreement: three is magic, "Three is home." ♥
ReplyDeleteThankee!
DeleteThe Three Graces, three wishes, Triple Goddess . . . so many associations!
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed. There's a mythology to three.
DeleteLove 3 too. Magic number, agree. Nice choice of the song. Graceful poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteThree is definitely a magical number, containing a sense of completion.
ReplyDeleteI've always thought so too
DeleteOh, I LOVE this poem, especially "three is the dance between souls".
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it! :)
DeleteThere is something so comforting in three... Love this
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DeleteLove this - the mystery, the utility of the three. Mighty mighty three indeed.
ReplyDeleteI like what you just wrote a lot! It is curious how a number associated with mysteries can have such every day sort of purpose.
DeleteMy favorite number! This is really gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks!
DeleteI love the number 3! A very magical number! Really love this!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it :)
DeleteIntriguing third stanza!
ReplyDeleteI liked the third stanza being the point where the poem shifted, for obvious reasons.
DeleteYes, I love your third stanza. I am always looking at things when I decorate or when I place things to photograph...three seems to be the number. :)
ReplyDeleteThree makes for some aesthetically pleasing configurations.
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