Compass

The fortune teller says
turn palm sideways

See etched lines
below pinky?

Number of
offspring

How many
across the midline?

Ferries missed
Lovers dissed

Mother says
to check waist size

with no need for
fitting room, fold

cloth like noose
around neck

I can be agile
I can touch

forehead to knees
The nose will itch

at hint of rain
or sweets