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Sunday, September 30, 2012

< 3 Story

3 celebrities
die in sequence.
3 funerals in the afternoon sun.

A 3 fingered priest
makes the sign of the cross--
3 children run across the cemetery lawn.

3's a crowd, so they say.
2 will send the third away.
Be civil at the service, for the sake of the kids.

In a 3 room house, I turn 3 times--
let my 3 wishes all come true!
My taxi stays idling beneath the stars outside.

There are 3 things I love most about you:
your eyes, your eyes, your eyes.
3 chances in 4, you'll leave the door unlocked tonight.

3 in the morning, 3 ghosts appear--
famous once, 3 sheets in the wind forevermore.
Now, honey, now's the time to love each other sore.
_______

for Real Toads mini challenge #29.

I was trying to make one of those emoticon hearts for the title, but it wouldn't accept the  < and the 3 together, so I had to leave a space between them. It's supposed to be a heart.

19 comments:

  1. Love all the 3's, especially "your eyes, your eyes, your eyes"......

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  2. that is awesome, 3 things: eyes repeated for emphasis. or does she have 3 eyes? never mind, just riffing in the presence of greatness (yours)



    Aloha from Honolulu,
    Wishing YOU a super week
    Comfort Spiral
    =^..^=

    > < } } ( ° >

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  3. I love your fifth stanza, and oh my (flushed cheeks), your last line: "Now, honey, now's the time to love each other sore."

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  4. Well, De La Soul claims that "3 is the magic number". If they're hip to the power of 3, then count me in as well.

    Great piece!

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  5. Well .. damn! It works on FB, that heart thing! Three is a magic number for sure, when you grab hold.

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  6. Isn't it annoying when blogger won't cooperate??? Love the 3 poem. :)

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  7. such a nice way to start the week ... love sore .. sigh

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  8. I love it at least 3 times if not more.

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  9. I love your innovative approach to this challenge of the three line form. Each stanza has potency as poem on its own, but taken altogether, the piece is a stirring, tender tribute to the idea of love stories.

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  10. A satisfying tale of the magic of threes. Loved it.

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  11. love me 3 times baby
    love me twice today
    knock 3 times if you love me
    ah, love this. <3

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  12. Yes, three times from me!!! I enjoyed the way you handled the Toads tercet challenge, Shay. I had the same trouble with the <3 today and what I ended up doing is copy/pasting it from a facebook post because it works that way. :) Nice one Shay!♥ Or maybe it will let you copy this one. :)

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  13. 3 times
    3 times I read this.
    3 times I smiled .

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  14. lovin' the poem AND the labels!

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  15. This has got to be the coolest take on that prompt! Why the hell didn't I think of this?

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  16. aloha and wow FireBlossom - that is awesome. how will i ever sleep now?

    you have a terrific feel for the sound and beauty of language. i like that.

    aloha.

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  17. Rick above me (well, he is not actually above me) said it all in his second line.
    And you said it all in your final one!!!

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