things come in threes omne trium perfectum Latin the rule of three
some suggest good things come in
threes
which never ceased to astonish
him
in his experiences three was
usually associated unfortunately with death unhappy tin cans banging on the pavement strung behind a bride and grooms
departing wedding car
whenever he heard the honkingthe clattering cans morosely he thought of their vows the until death do us part part how the words ran off their tonguesout of
their mouths rote he never thought of all the weddings he attended that either man or woman truly understoodpondered
their promise
the celebrant got it he delivered the line solemnly
it was an awesome vow
it was a good reason not to get
married
Life in sickness in health for richer or poorer in love out of love cheated on endured can be a long long time
things come in three
he finally caught a reprieve although it currently stood at two he was excited for three to present
the two stood before private
homes at the edge of where their drives entered the street
about three feet tall
made of extruded phosphorescent probably glow in the dark
green plastic a figure in midstride
leaning forward asif in a harness he couldnt wait to find one of
these babies bobbing in the ocean or careening down a flooded creek as it made
its way to the sea
the figure was topped with a bright
red cap
not a baseball cap
more a throwback
school boys cap who had to dress in uniform or a Cub Scouts cap
also a bright red pennant was stuck
on the end of a piece of heavy-gauge wire preceded the advancing figure advancing into the road seen in profile if approached from either
direction
at its thickest just below its shoulders it appeared to clutch a backpack onehanded by
its strap at its thickest SLOW was written in blackblock letters
apparently the gross set-up was
to caution drivers to proceed SLOW because
of school children or the particular households children he
had to believe the households
however and hed been thinking about it since he saw
the first in Southern California the
figure reminded him of a turtle turtles
the hump of the undelineated
backpack seemed to him a turtleshell
Ridiculous
Not really
not a block from where he crossed
this unfortunate SLOW was
a creek and the creek supported several turtles which he celebratedit was the
first year he had witnessed them
probably a good thing he didnt drive
a car
1401, Saturday,
21 9. 19
1550, Saturday,
28 9. 19
The Powder Blues What’ve I Been Drinkin’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne3lhNSGqxw
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Earth Get Ready https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Rg9xwZoo8
