At first I was a bit irritated by the typo in today’s fortune. It was the second one I drew, too, because the first was one I’d already done. Not wanting to eat three fortune cookies (I’m superstitious about not eating the cookie or, horrors, throwing away the fortunes), I decided to make the most of this one.

My “office” is my bookstore, which some of you may be familiar with, so this fortune got me thinking about how every time the door opens, there’s the potential for good news to be coming in. And that got me thinking about sitting here at my desk thinking good news was just going to come in and find me without me doing anything at all to attract it or deserve it. So I wrote this little villanelle a little tongue-in-cheek about my low energy days. (They do happen!)

Enjoy. 🙂

Good news will [be] coming from the office.

Potentiality
By Michelle Garren-Flye

Today I could just wait
for potential to find me
because I know I am great.

The way isn’t always straight
when you long to be free,
but today I should just wait.

Strive each day to create;
yes, on this we agree
because I know I am great.

Fake it till that date, 
when all know my pedigree
but til then I shall just wait.

It won’t take long, it’s fate,
and this I can guarantee
because I know I am great.

Perseverance may be key
to arriving at your potentiality,
but today I can just wait
because I know I am great.