Saturday, January 14, 2012

A Message from Saturday the 14th - a non-holiday poem

A Message from Saturday the 14th
by
Greg Pincus

You see? You’re still here.
There was nothing to fear.
The 13th is a terrible tease.

And me? I’ve been waiting,
Anticipating...
Relaxed as a bird on the breeze.

I know I could mention
I get no attention,
Yet truly, it doesn’t annoy me.

And so I just say,
“I’m a fabulous day.
Don’t waste me, my friends. Enjoy me!”


I was gonna dazzle y'all with a fancy word for the fear of the number 14 instead of the standard triskaidekaphobia comment... but it turns out there isn't a real term. Man, the 13th really does get all the attention. So unfair....

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10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Like!

Stacey said...

Love it! Happy Saturdy the 14th :)

Stacey said...

Or rather Happy SaturdAy the 14th. Oops :)

Janet said...

Very nice and a little silly. Right up my alley.

tanita✿davis said...

Hah. This made me happy.

Scribbles From Jenn said...

I'm going to keep this to read every Friday the 13th. To remind me that Saturday the 14th is waiting for me.

Elizabeth Varadan, Author said...

Cute poem!

Marilyn Gammon said...

This is a good poem to read with my class when the next Friday the 13th hits.

Sandy Brehl said...

My sympathies to you, Saturday the 14th. Not unlike the middle child- plenty about you that is special but not mentioned as often as your sibs!
No one will read annything into that, will they?

Unknown said...

Great poem for Saturday the 14th