Thirty-Five Birthdays

Thirty-Five Birthdays. (Social media post screenshot).

"Thirty-Five Birthdays" is a short poem by Karl Jones.

Thirty-Five Birthdays

Context: "this can't possibly make economic sense"

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp

Else what are thirty-five women for?

Source: Robert Browning 2.0

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• The Apollonian and the Dionysian

External links

• [ Post] @ Twitter (24 April 2021)