Ode to the Five

O, Thumb, the one,

we see your sign of

approval, sometimes doubled.

And you, Number Two, Index

ET extends his–

it glows, throbbing;

the touch of home.

The Middle,

you sometimes-rude one, but strong,

with your wafting digit, smell arrives.

O Ring, the fourth,

as a too-large metal band slides

free and strikes the floor,

sings.

Last and little, the pinkie

dips delicately into frosting

or guacamole, to sample

to taste.

I salute you,

the FIVE.

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