That Magical Number Three

Three is that magical number so fascinating, Oft-repeated in history. In the Bible, it is the Holy Trinity But there’s plenty more equally captivating. On Golgotha’s hill were erected three stakes Three gospels are called Synoptics Triangles make most pleasing optics And three times a lady the pop lyric states. When you were a kid you got three chances The third time’s the charm ... got you a-switchin’, Three blind mice in the farmer’s wife’s kitchen Got their tails cut off with sharpened lances. Shakespeare’s three witches brewed up a pot, But when Nebuchadnezzar looked into the fire To check on the results of his uncontrollable ire Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were not. There were three bears, three little pigs, And three Billy goats gruff, And, as though that were not enough, The old drunk took three swigs. I could go on and on, making the point That three is the number to be In literature, fables, and history But, continuing might soon disappoint. Written on February 10, 2021 For the 3 Contest Sponsored by Anthony Biaanco