What's in the number 25?

Hexagram 25 of the I Ching: Wu Wang

Mathematically, twenty-five

is a 'non-sociable number'

for it does not group itself 

in trios to chat, 

but remains 

the smallest square

which squared 

equals five times five,

nearly a perfect number,

the number of grace 

and innocence.

Some say twenty-five

predicts a difficult childhood,

but the hexagram from the I Ching 

shows strength squared.

Perhaps in September that hexagram

with its sturdy foundation 

is the house we need to survive winter,

safe within ourselves.

Meditation says:  Seek joy in each moment,

balance in all things, 

squared, steady, solid.

This little poem was fun to write, not drawn from nature or travel, but a little searching online to find fanciful reactions for September 25, today's date.

Read more of I Ching's meditation HERE.