Do you greet him
and wish him Good Day
to keep the evil spirits at bay
or do you look for another
to bring you joy
or 3 or 4
for a girl or a boy?
Do you try to keep positive in your life
by asking the magpie
after the health of his wife?
Is 5 or 6 your silver or gold
or the heaven and hell
from another rhyme told?
Is 7 a secret not to be revealed
or is it the devil,
as his own self,
concealed?
Does 8 bring you wishes
and kisses from 9
and does ten bring you love
or a blissful time?
Where one rhyme stops at 7
others include twelve and eleven
with health and wealth the sign,
although the ending's the same,
thirteen is a screen,
for the devil to appear not as thine.
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Out From Within the Shadow
PoetryIntroduction In March 2013, following the completion of From Within The Shadow, I reached the point of feeling and being like I'd found my way out from within the shadow. With each step it felt like I was opening like a flower: Blossoming, growing s...