Tuesday, September 21, 2021

My Lucky Number

 

Thirty-Three

After being born at 3:33pm, I am convinced,

That a number is more than a mere coincidence,

Let’s revisit how the number 3 has affected my life,

For 33 years, I was a wife,

Yes, married to my husband until death we did part,

Now I’m faced with a surprising new start,

When I was 33, I was pregnant with my 3rd son,

We had three sons; all were 3 years apart,

They are the 3 joys of my heart,

My dear husband was employed 33 years with IBM,

We were always so very proud of him,

Then his dream job he had for all of 3 years,

With FedEx, which made his beautiful smile reappear,

He loved to work, and work he did,

With his thumbs-up attitude and the excitement of a kid,

June of 2021, marked 3 years since he passed,

My, how time has gone by fast,

The illness was short, but the memories are many,

The heartache is real, but the blessings are plenty,

I often receive #33 when I order a meal,

No one really knows how that makes me feel,

It is a gift to have 3 be my magical number,

Believe me, this number does not encumber,

My new street address is 1333, on lot 73,

As you can see, it was meant to be!

Tammy Harvey

8/22/2021




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