One for Sorrow

One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told.

I don't know about y'all, but if you know that rhyme, there is a very decent chance you were probably taught that when you were a wee one.

Or you've counted crows.

I identify as Christian, but I practice some Appalachian witchery and some divination, and maybe there is something to it.

Shakespeare himself said there are more things under heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

So who's to say? The rhyme most people know today is usually called One for Sorrow, which I find to be very poignant, especially in today's climate.

But historically, it was associated primarily with magpies, which are members of the same family.

I think I mentioned that a minute ago.