Triple Word-Play

PAD Challenge day 3: For today’s prompt, write a poem of threes. 

Your poem could be about the number three or feature three of something, for sure, but it could also do some other things. For instance, your poem could be composed of tercets (or three-line stanzas), have three syllables per line, or be a three-line poem (like a haiku or lune). Or write about tricycles or triangles or any number (though mostly the number three) of other plays on three.

morning, noon, night
young, middle-age, old
yolk, shell, white
hot, warm, cold

future, present, past
 good, better, best
first, between, last
work, play, rest

run, walk, sit
think, write, read
edit, edit, edit
plant, water, weed

dream, dare, do
stop, look, leap
 much, moderate, few
love, laugh, weep

bears, pigs, kittens
 oh what fun
porridge, wolf, mittens
  run, Goldilocks, run

big, medium, small
second, minute, hour
 roof, floor, wall
stem, bud, flower

you, him, me
(makes me a third wheel)
expensive, cheap, free
beg, borrow, steal

mix, bake, eat
pour, steep, drink
spicy, sour, sweet
or pure black Columbian (wink)

one, two, three
jump, fall, fly
you, I, we
hello, hug, good-bye

Janet Martin