the telling in threes

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friends catherine l. and liliane d. and the life of jesus and so many

they say something about the auspicious 3.

it's a discret tattoo on One, hidden under an avalanche of cachemire, 

revealed only to a chosen few. 

my mom a nurse for 40 years tells about the well-known palliative care pattern 

of the dying 

dying in threes. 

retracing 3 trips to india 3 dips in the ganga le 3 fait le mois tire la chevillette la bobinette cherra.

saying telling intending in threes

pulsing praying summoning in threes

guts heart and the mind's eyes

red roots, green unfoldings and intense light blue seeing

courageously opening expressing and scribbling lightly

...in a garland of three!