The Color of the Number 3

THE COLOR OF THE NUMBER 3

On a table by a window

A tricolor rose adorns a tricorn vase

An interrogating sunrise

Reveals the vase is fragmented

But opposing shards of angst

Are perfectly bonded in love

The Buddhist tri-ratna

(Buddha, dharma, sangha)

The Hindu tri-murti

(Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)

The Christian tri-unity

(father, son, holy spirit)

I see 3s

I see triangles everywhere

 

Pythagoras, the pyramids

Traffic lights, 3rd eye sight

Crosby, Stills and Nash

Tinker to Evers to Chance

I see 3s

I see triangles everywhere

A digital image of an oil painting

333-years past

An artist, a musician, and a poet

Ponder, what color is the number 3?

My girlfriend?

Well, her husband

Won’t let her see me again

I see 3s

I see triangles everywhere

The number 3 has been retired

The number 3 has been retired

The number 3 has been retired

There will never be another

Babe Ruth