It used to be, disorder was The rule of my existence; But then I found these magic cats, And learned about persistence They taught me about liberty, And honor, and adventure: I came to realize my life Was little but indenture A bit of sallow love within A skin of pure corruption, That I'd have stayed within, except For their kind interruption Some cannot see them, so they say That this is all fantasia: Or that I am imagining, Or suffer from dysphasia One of them traveled from Saint-Priest, Another from Kamchatka, Another from South Florida, I think it's called Palatka They said my spirit had a cold And needed some ablation; As stuck as I had been within The concept of causation And so I sold my house and land, And traveled to Alsatia, To find some Gentianaceae, Perhaps some stray Sabbatia For magic herbs and remedies, And parts of geomancy, Were just a bit of what they've taught - Whatever's caught their fancy -- I travel now around the world With these three as instructors: And lead but half an orchestra Like most semiconductors If none of this makes sense to you, And seems like thought transference, Then find yourself some magic cats, And we will reach concurrence Agreement: it's the end of life, The start of life, its middle -- And every trio comes in threes, It's just part of The riddle
