An Adage "if One and Two.." Expands From Three To Ten.

If
one is a coincidence,
and
two is a trend.
Then...
Three is an emerging pattern.
Four is a set schedule.
Five is an unwritten rule.
Six is conventional wisdom.
Seven is accepted practice.
Eight is standard procedure.
Nine is etched in stone.
Ten is the law of the land.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Culverhouse Avatar
March 21, 2010 at 5:29 PM
enjoyed reading, ten is the...sounds like the ten commandments.
Smith-Johnsen Avatar
July 27, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Hi Gerard, I like this poem very much. And the title is catching as well. It makes me thing of the coincidence of an individual's birth, through experience, and into the social order of life. AKA the law of the land. Very good. Smiling, DAS-J
Richards Avatar
July 27, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Very clever and interesting subject for your poem, Gerard! Quite unique!!
Kelly Avatar
July 27, 2009 at 2:52 AM
Clever set , Gerard . Now how about an 11's . Wow , thats the tea-break !!! ....
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