(later, same day)
the first post will have to stand; it’s too much in the system or cyberspace or something
so here's an entry for today, more accurate to the date; I hope the verse is all right with you
(please and thank you)
Thursday the Thirteenth
no big deal
walk under ladders
break
your mirrors
your
own
ignore the cats
which is to
say
be good to cats in the way you are
each day
and really don’t break mirrors
and be safe
with
ladders
and still be nice to cats
all cats
though no superstition holds
no
special degree of penalty or
reward for honoring
the small things
yet
with consequence
we might think
we should
believe
have a normal day
and
tomorrow will be a superstition-free Friday
the Fourteenth
and we may ask ourselves
if we
wish
today or tomorrow or later on
the weekend if
we should
wathc out any day regarding superstitions
though folklore has its place as well
as
an attitude of prevention
and a good with-care weekend to you
fates
and
more so
divinities allowing
c l couch
photo by Francesco Ungaro on Unsplash
and I'm wrong--for some reason I thought today was Friday, and it's Thursday except maybe on a side of the Internation Dateline (though on Earth it will not be anywhere for now a Friday the thirteenth)
I'm not sure what exactly to do; ideally, I'll cancel this post and put in another--we'll see, stand by (please and thank you)
be kind to sable cats
and careful where the ladders are
my goodness
it’s a Friday the Thirteenth
and yesterday there was an eclipse
and we had the orange moon
and are having meteors
just now
so what do the heavens laid out by calendars
foretelling
to which the better reply might be
not a thing at least
for
those of us who do not know
who aren’t
practitioners but simply
live
as best we may
have the day
be nice
to cats
all colors
watch out for safety with our ladders
and try for practicality
not
to break mirrors
this concern a matter of safety
too
or to trip on cracks
which I know
I can do
and now I wonder if our
root concerns
for that category of cultural
life
you know
superstitions
does not
aim
to promote a preventiveness
regarding domestic peril
so
to avoid
well
in whatever way for
whatever
reason
I hope this is a good with-caution day for you
with
care at hand or close by
should something smally wounding
happen
good
safe weekend
too
c l couch
photo by Francesco Ungaro on Unsplash
Debby
the storm has arrived
our part in it
the water runs
through branches of the trees
as if the branches
sponsor
and organize
a fountain from the sky
out front
it’s hard to see
through screens
and wide drops on the screens
their rivulets
translucent lines
that add
a close-in feeling
to a field
of fog
or mist
the falling rain
all from forever
flash-flooding
well
is flashing
as a warning
today
a kairos
to the organized
who have
a rush hour to maintain
it’s called areal
when the flood
be truly
local
when the streets become temptation
for drivers in cars
sure (drivers
that is)
it can’t really be
that deep
and really is
there are the parts
south and east
mostly
I guess
where like the ever-
rolling-stream washes crucial things away
like lives
and also stays
for days
I’m inside
dry on the second floor
I think
and with power for now
don’t think that I’m
not grateful
for I am
and hope you might be on the better
side of high and dry
as well
busy with bags
or something else or
wet
resting
from it all
I can only hope
straightforwardly
and
yes
and
pray
that you are safe
my dears
c l couch
photo by Ayla Verschueren on Unsplash
(x = space)
x
x
Declared
x
Here,
There’s food for energy
And water
I know, for many
An easy trip to the store
x
War ruins this,
Of course,
There and by extension
My shopping receipts attest
All our bills
x
There has been the war of greed
There and here
x
Though
Away from war
Except for greed
I don’t have to fear for bullets
Or wait for other missiles small and large
Cry the air,
Find my flesh
Find yours
x
The planet will reclaim
The Earth to wait
And us to judge
Well or poorly
The killing of each other
Loss
Hardship
And disease
x
Our tries everywhere
To build
To know each other
Energize the world
Food
Water
Safety
A just ambition
Peace
x
C L Couch
x
x
Photo by Антон Дмитриев on Unsplash
Sunset in the exclusion zone.
x
Psalm 37
a song of earthly rendering
When news is so bad
Coupled with lack of opportunity
Everything is weighted down, dear Lord
I don’t know how to make it better
To see it better
To feel it better
Please, what shall I do
In past work, we see
That you are there
That you follow us through mountain passes
Over peaks
And in valleys so blinding in fog over the way
That we could be underneath earth as well as above
You bring us home, dear Lord
And are with us in safety
Or in peril
Calm our fears so that we might enjoy some relaxation in peace
Some soft moments in our day
Some mercy on the way
Let your justice prevail, O Lord, so much better than ours
May your help be plentiful
Your presence touchable
If only upon
The surface of our spirits
Because we can keep it dense and difficult
To allow you further in
Pardon me and be with me
Even when I am poor in realizing you
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