Friday the 13th
My mother unearthed this Friday the 13th poem for her Sewanee Messenger poetry column. Unfortunately, we don’t know the author or the date. Enjoy.
Friday, thirteenth, is a date bewitched:
So be not born or hanged or hitched
Or hired or fired on that day;
Cut not thy nails, nor mow the hay,
Or wash the clothes, or visit sick
Or turn the bed, or take a trip,
Or spill the salt, or burn the bread--
Better thou shouldst stay in bed!
