Friday, May 4, 2012

Tryptich in 4 Parts by C.D. Tolliver


The Roman three is III, 
The Arabic an elegant 3,
The Greek is a keraia-ed gamma,
and the German, Fraktur or Sütterlin,
is like unto a Runic thorn,
narrow with a bitter end.

4 comments:

  1. Now you have me thinking about the numbers. And why we use a roman alphabet, yet ... Arabic numbers? Wait ... Gah! >.<

    I think keeping up with the truths and lies will do me in this weekend!

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  2. Finally, one I can google. Of course, no real answers there, either. I think it's the Greek? And the German is a font joke?

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  3. Interesting take. Will require some research to sate the curiosity.
    Thanks for playing, come back tomorrow for the new prompt.

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