Lucky Charms, Curses, Superstitions And Old Wives' Tales
I never kept a rabbit's foot,
Wasn't one for lucky charms.
Not even a four leaf clover,
To protect against life's harms.
A black cat can cross my path,
Cast on me your gypsy curse.
For I'm immune to them all,
Immerse me in fate's worse.
I deliberately spill the salt,
Do spit upon a lucky penny.
Of foolish old wives tales,
I just don't believe in any.
I love to walk under ladders,
Then on that pavement crack.
I am never kismet's victim,
Of superstitious payback.
What goes around comes around,
Providence's alleged price to pay.
Well it's Friday the thirteenth,
And I've won the lottery today.
I always hear owls hooting,
That somebody will soon die.
I don't believe in karma,
A dogma I'll never deny.
I've broken many a mirror,
Exactly seven years ago.
The best years of my life,
Good things they did bestow.
Put my shoes on the table,
As soon as I get home.
Next to the open umbrella,
Now its no longer alone.
I live at number thirteen,
Where dogs howl at night.
And no fortune cookies exist,
Offering their false foresight.
And if one believes or not,
That's simply up to you.
It's only a matter of time,
To see if any ring true...
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wonderful poemÂ
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Greg many thanks for reading and your always superb comment my friend.
Also for being so generous and I'm glad you enjoyed this one.
And truth be told I rewrote some of it and added an extra verse.
Thanks again and enjoy life and will be reading your latest poems tomorrow night sir.
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Youâre welcome  ShaunÂ
Greg thanks man and this humble poet will be making inroads to your latest offerings tomorrow night sir.
And that is a promise and one I intend to keep, just had two weeks off and back in work, but WILL make time for your good self and your poems tomorrow night.
I hope all is well and good with you my friend and I WILL keep that promise.
Hi Shaun! I hope you are well, such an enjoyable and indeed relatable read this one was. As always, I must commend you on your structure and unique sense of poetic verse. I totally agree, I don't understand people that look in the very nature of things like luck or Karma... Sometimes I feel as if people just reach out at these ideas to believe that the world is uncaring of what happens in it. And explosively endless... Our minds just can compute. Really enjoyed this one mate. Hope you are alright. Sincerely, your friend Max
Max good to hear from your good self and thank you my friend for being so kind in your always warmly welcomed comments.
And it's all down to free will and choice if one believes or not and hey what ever rubs your rhubarb or as John Lennon/ Frank Sinatra said...whatever gets you through the night.
And I'm well after a two week break but now back in work and really hitting the demanding days running.
And Max more importantly I hope you are well and day by day educationally speaking.
Thanks again Max and be reading you soon and putting something of interest up by Wednesday night for that certain project and theme you have suggested.
And Max great and inspiring editing you have achieved with the first collaboration!!
A master editor at work and I couldn't pull that feat off in a month of Sunday's!!
See you on the poetry flipside.Â
 Sincerely your friend. Shaun.
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Hey Shaun! you are a master of concepts to engage pondering! love this one!..............................Jim
Jim thank you so much and any praise from your good self is more valuable than mere gold.
And you are so kind in your comments not just for me, but for many more on here.
And you inspire and uplift all.
Truth be told I revamped and rejigged a few things and added an extra verse.
But I'm glad you enjoyed reading this.
And Jim I will be reading your latest tomorrow night and Greg's as well and I'm looking forward to it.
Thank you once more for being so gracious and generous and be venturing in your poetry/poem neighbourhood with only the best intentions... and a keyboard!
See you tomorrow night my friend and as we say here in Wales...
Diolch yn fawr i fy ffrind.
Thank you so much my friend.
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Hello Shaun, so sorry I am late to the party. But I did so enjoy this read. Superstition is something I have pondered on. I remember as a child my American cousins visited England. One of them gave me a rabbits foot for luck as they left to go home. I had a pet rabbit at the time and found it revolting lol, but I didnât want to upset him, for it meant so much to him. So I pretended to be thankful. Think I was about 10 at the time. Â My nana would never do her laundry on a Tuesday cos âyou could wash someoneâs life awayâ she also didnât like you fixing clothes you put on back to front, and if you came into her house through the front door, you had to leave through the back! Lol My mother after my father died became quite superstitious for about a year. I remember visiting her and finding knives all over the floor. If she dropped one, it was bad luck to pick it up and had to be picked up by someone else. Luckily she isnât superstitious anymore âphewâ đ
But I think the worst one I know of was at an uncles funeral. It was a Chinese funeral and luckily I didnât attend. But my brother did. He was the youngest there (otherwise it would of been me) during the meal he was given a chickens head (complete with beak and eyes etc) it was tradition at a funeral that the youngest guest eat it! He refused which I donât blame himÂ
Your poem got me thinking of all the past superstitious antics that went on around meÂ
Thank you for penning such a fun read and for keeping the rhyming throughout, it adds to the fun of the flowÂ
Gwen xÂ
Gwen and I'm sorry for this late reply to you and your comment really hits home on just how many people are out there and believe in superstitions.
I've heard that laundry one as well and remember something about don't do your washing on New Years Day for you'll wash your life away and all that.
Always thought the rabbit's foot one was sick.
And never knew about the knives on a floor one and somebody else picking them up.
That Chinese funeral one seems a right barnstormer and a macabre test for one so young as well, a wise choice he made there.
Written just for fun and a laugh as they say is priceless.
Thanks Gwen and glad you enjoyed reading it.
Shaun.x
No worries Shaun, me and Tina discovered comments left on our own poetry recently from back in June. Never got notified for them. I believe for me, some were from you. All good my friend. I enjoyed the poem, it brought back many funny memories đ xÂ
A fabulous ink on superstitions! My mum was a little bit superstitious, ( stir with a knife and you stir up strife. Spilled salt had to be pinched up and thrown over your left shoulder â or was it the right? Dont walk under ladders) my nan even more so. I was raised on superstition and old wives tales lol. Anyway, brilliant poem and much enjoyed. I am so sorry I missed this when you first posted it x
Tina thanks for your comment and support and this late reply master is tonight breaking with tradition.
And I've never heard your mum's expression of 'stir with a knife and you stir up strife' and I haven't a clue about which shoulder and salt.
And speaking of salt, I had dinner once with a chess Grand Master in a restaurant with checked tablecloths... It took him two hours to pass me the salt.
Sorry about that just couldn't resist.
Thanks again and keep writing and I'll keep reading.x.
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I am not in the least bit supersticious but rarely walk under ladders .. in fact, the only time I got hit by a car was when stepping into the road to avoid walking under one .............. oh' n magpies ............. and shoes on the table and ........................................................................ Nice one sir :)