Square Thinking

The key to Eternal Happiness?

It’s plagued our poets from

            Ovid

               to

            Seuss

But thanks to the wily Internet

We have gleaned the elusive secret: ORDER

 And the most Orderly object of all:     THE SQUARE

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Symmetry

Quadruplicity

Uniformity

Angularity

Reciprocity

Equilibrium

To assemble an immaculate square:

(A) Place teeny dots at the corners

(B) Draw the straightest of lines

One pair horizontally

Two others vertically

(C) Take a deep breath, sit back, admire

Slothful critics are known to assert

That the so-called “circle” is superior

Balderdash

Lunacy

Vipers

Human existence is enriched by squares:

*Tables

  *Paintings

    *Checkerboards

      *Carpets

        *Saltines

          *Quilts

            *Styrofoam boxes

              *Window panes

                *Rubicon cubes

                   *Pillows

                     *Kitchen tiles

                       *Wendy’s burger patties

If you happen to think I’m

a weirdo obsessed

Add a new square to your life —

Bid farewell to despair!