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A pair of a poem

Writer's picture: Darrell Troon Darrell Troon

Updated: 2 days ago


Is a pair the same as two of ?

Does it have to be two of a kind ?

If you wear red sock on your left foot

And a blue one on your right

Are they still a pair?

An odd pair of socks, yes I think

I have never understood a pair of ladies tights

Or a pair of trousers

They are clearly one garment

Two legs, two legs

I hear you say

But a shirt has two sleeves

A bra has two cups

But neither is referred to as a pair


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Jarlath Busby
Jarlath Busby
2 days ago

Inspiring- two b's or not two bees? What's a pair?

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Nigel Smith
Nigel Smith
4 days ago

Excellent Mr Troon! As valid as any Koan from the east, (koan- a paradoxical anecdote or riddle without a solution, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and provoke enlightenment)

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Martin Pickard
Martin Pickard
5 days ago

And what do you call half a pair of scissors?

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Nice analysis and musing; that's the kind of way I think! I fear you'll set me off too....

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