One, Two, Three, More

One, Two, Three, More, Extended version

I,

as one.

Considered prospective days of love;

done.

Then we met

soon we were entwined as one,

from two,

Before us,

you lived as three

Two young sons and you,

The reluctant divorcee.

Together

We came together as four

In future years,

we’d add five more

Two daughters-in-law,

and their cherished kids

Our family tree,

the branches, and the twigs.

The story of this family's love,

we discover,

all began with two sons,

their mother,

and her lover.