Friday is a good day to plant root crops, and a bad day to begin a journey, particularly by way of the sea. Friday the thirteenth is unlucky for all enterprises except tattoos & Dare's cat, Thirteen. Its corresponding color is pink—nurturing & playful. In Latin it’s dies Veneris, Day of Venus. Venus’ rule gives us context for Friday, the muse to great musical acts like The Cure & Rebecca Black. It’s also a good day for improving the home; cleaning, decorating, sewing curtains, shopping for household goods. That must be why everyone was so excited on Friday at school; I'd listen to the other kids make their weekend plans, their mouths moving beyond the speed of light. It was my favorite day, even then, even when it meant I had to leave my utopia of books & electricity, return to the coin toss of imminent danger or neglect with a roof over it. They say Friday’s child is loving & giving. As a Libra, Venus is my home planet. She makes Friday the best day for magical work on love, relationships, & beauty. I’d like to think that’s what I’ve been pulled to all this time; my childhood hands clasped together in spell, conjuring the pulse of love’s tomorrow
S. Fey (they/he) is a Trans writer living in LA. Currently, they are the poetry editor at Hooligan Magazine, and co creative director at Rock Pocket Productions. Their debut poetry collection, decompose, is out with Not a Cult Media. His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Poet Lore, The Sonora Review, and others. They love to beat their friends at Mario Party. Find them online @sfeycreates.
(sun in libra, moon in virgo, sag rising, scorpio venus)
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