Ars Poetica #365

... or, a poem to mark this anniversary

I love a round number not for its sum but for its sensuality. It has curves and thickness. It does not slice in the ways an odd number can. (though the word “odd” is quite sensual and round, isn’t that interesting?) Round numbers glide into the moment revealing its shapeliness. They are supple, not the definition that means soft, but the definition that…