Do we find it in a raffle
Or in a roulette wheel?
Do we turn to magic,
To seal the deal?
Is it sought in a lottery ticket
Or a roll of the dice?
Does it come with a winning hand?
Wouldn’t that be nice?
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The purchase of a talisman,
A lucky gem or stone.
Are reading palms or crystal balls
Where miracles are shown?
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Do we avoid black cats and ladders?
Do we hunt for a four leaf clover?
Do we take care when umbrella opening,
Allowing myths to take over?
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Are we careful with mirrors,
Or how we hang a horseshoe?
Are we simply waiting
For dreams to come true?
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Do we rely on fortune cookies and rabbits’ feet?
Or do we need to admit
It may be a word that is simply used
When we don’t know the how or the why of it.