(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