Friday the 26th Speaks

Friday the 26th Speaks
by
Greg Pincus (and Friday the 26th)

The thirteenth on a Friday can be lots of trouble,
But please don't ignore me: I'm like that... just double.


I would say this is of a piece with an oldie around here... The Lament of Thursday the 12th.  So many days... and all of them special, I tell ya.

And hey, even though I've been silent for months, that doesn't mean the blogosphere has been, as you can see by checking out this week's Poetry Friday roundup over at A Journey Through the Pages. So much yummy goodness!

I'm Not a Superstitious Guy -- a poem about superstitions

I’M NOT A SUPERSTITIOUS GUY
By
Gregory K.

I’m not a superstitious guy.
I never knock on wood.
A 13 doesn’t frighten me, although some say it should.

I let cats cross in front of me
No matter if they’re black.
Sometimes I walk on sidewalks, and I step on every crack.

No, I’m not superstitious...
Though, there’s one thing, I suppose –
If things go well for me all day, I do not change my clothes.

So now I’ve got a problem:
What I’m wearing clearly reeks,
But things have gone fantastically for twenty-one straight weeks!



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