Everything comes in threes, some say

Morning, noon and night are the day

And there are three meals which power

Us, as we go about those days & flower



... Blooming as we produce our wares

Showing by the love of it - we care

Because of this, we get three weeks

We've earned by our dedication at peak



And then also we might have three cars

One for each, and a backup in the yard

Plus perhaps even three television sets

One each in living room, bedroom, & bet



There's one in the family room for kids

So they can go down there and lift lids

On their favorite snack or soda drinks

Whilst they watch their shows and sink



Into oblivion, munching on them quite some

Especially when the folks are not at home 

Even the kids exist probably in threesome

All neat and clean and really wholesome



Threes exist in all of the endeavours

Which we do partake of as we labour

Coffee-break, lunch, and tea-break

Even three ways of taxing our take



State, Federal and the Union stuff

When will they all ever have enough?

Even when the work is behind us ...

There's also three ways they must



Get their hooks into what we have left

Interest, paybacks and other chaffers

So when we finally do meet our maker

There won't be anything left to anchor



- Tristram