Friday the 13th is an unlucky day those superstitious would like to say.

Christ's Last Supper— 13 at the table brought bad luck like Cain killing Abel.

Buildings omit the unlucky 13th floor, 13th U.S. President: Millard Fillmore.

Bhagavad Gita on Brahma, the Lord Supreme in Chapter 13 points to our higher dream.

Chartres

13th century cathedrals rising high— as poets and saints lift us to the sky.

Dante in Paradise<

Betsy Ross flag has 13 stars, 13 stripes— 13 bumps on pineapples that are ripe.

Eagle with 13 arrows, 13 olive leaves on U.S. Great Seal symbols beyond belief.

Chopin

At 13, Chopin writes his first mazurka while Beethoven publishes three sonatas.

Beethoven

Emily Dickinson's 13th poem is on sleep while Little Bo-Peep, has lost her sheep.

Corn Marigold

Black-Eyed Susan

13 petals in Ragwort, Corn Marigold, Black-Eyed Susan— Nature's Fibonacci fold.

13 petals Ragwort

Playing deck with four suits of 13 cards, first down in football is gaining ten yards..

Baker's dozen is 13— twelve plus one, twelve signs of Zodiac without the Sun.

Apollo 13's failed mission in space, 13th wedding anniversary gift is lace.

Page 13 of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake— "Regally? The silence speaks the scene. Fake!"

Wilt Chamberlain wore #13 in basketball, while Dan Marino wore #13 in football.

Vatican 345 (1962) Raphael, Faith

Vatican 346 (1962) Raphael, Hope

I. Corinthians 13:13-— "now abideth faith, hope, love... but the greatest is love."

Vatican 347 (1962) Raphael, Love

Belgium 1568 Santa bringing gifts (issued 12-3-1994)

Santa is coming early on a holiday to wish you "Happy 13th Birthday!"

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Peter Y. Chou
Mountain View, 6-3-2020