You Know It's Going to be a Good Day

Fidál (Grace), 1 Rahmat (Mercy), 165 BE – Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:20 PM PDT

You know it's going to be a good day
when you wake up early enough
to say dawn prayers
as the sun rises over Sunrise Mountain.

You know it's going to be a good day
when you get two loads of cloths washed and dried
before your morning bath.

You know it's going to be a good day
when wake up to find the cat
slept at the foot of your bed all night.

You know it's going to be a good day
when you eat breakfast at home
because you woke up early enough
to take your thyroid pill two hours before
you have to start out for work.

You know it's going to be a good day
when you write three poems
before breakfast.

You know it's going to be a good day
when you took the trash cans to the curb
last night before going to bed.

You know it's going to be a good day
when you wake up the music
of nightingales in the neighbors flower garden.

You know it's going to be a good day
when you look at the gas gage
and realize you won't run out of gas
on the way to work.

You know it's going to be a good day
when you realize that you have enough
money in your wallet
to fill the tank of your Toyota
without having to drive to the recyclers
to sell aluminum cans.