Nineteen Holes

nineteen holes in every

commercial sink drain,

as commonplace as the

Catholic church or

the herpes virus,

but the untrained eye

only sees, only comprehends,

nineteen hole in the shape

of a hexagon ready to take

away waste water after

a pair of human claws

has been laundered,

 

the untrained eyes fail

to see the hidden cube within,

hidden along the outer edges

and along the whole lines

crossing the center,

six vertices of a hexagon

make six vertices with

three sides intersecting

each time, mimicked by

three lines crossing

the center point,

like an optical illusion

found in the midst of youth,

 

and yet Paul Harvey

hasn't told the rest

of the story,

 

nineteen is the

difference between

eight and twenty-seven,

which are two-cubed

and three-cubed,

a connection beyond

the optical illusion,

a connection beyond

indoor plumbing,

 

think about that

the next time you

wash your hands

and watch the water

slink down the drain

Reviews

[Muse]

speechless...perhaps it's because you are clearly smarter than me. ;)

[An owl on the moon]

This is both a profoundly mathematical sequence and a moving metaphor of life itself... all we miss in our haste and neglect... May we be increasingly aware of the wonders around us.

Wow, Very interesting, although I think the Dutch nevertheless sinks which may be different, particular people I know... If I'm there I will pay attention.. Mathematically seen a beautiful poem!