Apr '12 13
Day 13 of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) and it's time for another poem.


Friday the thirteenth

I do not believe today carries
the particular stench of bad luck.
Today, I wasn't expecting disasters to happen.
I'm not concerned about walking under ladders
or about black cats crossing my path.
I haven't lost sleep over that mirror I broke.
My good fortunes are not thanks to four-leaf clovers or horseshoes
although I never did find that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
If I believed in these beliefs I would be giving them the kiss of life.
So my food poisoning this morning was pure chance.


Posted by Jennifer Liston

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  1. Mike says:

    *Are you sure? I think somebody might be trying to tell you something ;-)

    Nice one J.L.

  2. Jen says:

    *Thanks MH! Yeah someone was, but I'm not sure what the message was! :-)

  3. Robert says:

    *Definitely a conversation with yourself I think! I overheard a little and my stomach has not been right since! ;-)

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