THE MOMENT
"Bad poetry day?" he asked.
"Never heard of it."
"You haven't? Good thing you asked!
Its when we celebrate:
'Anyone can write poetry!' "
"Why give a day to poetry?"
Why not pinot noir,
fajitas, or serendipity?"
"August 18th is their day too, and more!"
"It's national couple's day,
ice cream and mail order catalog day.
Anything can be special any day."
"Anything?" he asked. "Black cat appreciation?"
"Anything," she said, "agreed on across the nation.
Black cat appreciation day was yesterday."
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