Wednesday, September 7, 2016

13 Wishes


13 Wishes
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson

Plant me beside a mountain spring.
Don't let the stinging nettles sting.
Lift fallen birds into their trees.
Preserve the ailing honey bees.

Release the calories from food.
Grant frazzled moms a happy mood.
Lead every white cell to its germ.
Help flirty ova hook a sperm.

Send bedbugs clear to Timbuktu;
send all of Congress with them, too.
Un-spend the dollars they have spent.
Find someone sane for President.

That last wish may be too ambitious
(circumstances not propitious).
So I'll grant your wish, my friend
and cause this silly poem to end.

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10 comments:

yaya said...

Not a silly poem...everything in it is right on! My wish for you is a wonderful week! I saw a shooting star tonight and made a special wish on it!

Sumana Roy said...

uh oh, not at all silly...some fervent yearnings of sighing souls are here...beautiful...

Anonymous said...

You made serious wishes so fun to read that I didn't want your "silly poem" to end at all. Thanks for joining in with us at dVerse.

LeAnn said...

I thought your silly poem was so cute! The wishes were appropriate and needed. Another moment of fun expressed talent by a fantastic poet.
Blessings and hugs for you dear friend!

Katie Mia Frederick said...

SMiLes..
the first
poem to
make me
giggle.. yes..
now.. my only
day wish.. WiNks..
granted.. thanks..
it took about 15K
or so words to find this place..;)

brudberg said...

This is a wonderful rant, so many wishes small and large in this... but I think Timbuktu deserves better than bedbugs *smiles*

Susan Anderson said...

haha. And Timbuktu deserves better than our politicians, too!

Judith said...

Ha! This is fantastic! Love it! Great rhyme and sentiments... Mother Wintermoon

Marilyn Cavicchia said...

Very nicely done! Excellent light verse with some serious wishes in it.

Gail said...

Silly poem...not at all.

I shall make my choice to vote and hope God knows what is best for our nation far more than our politicians. May He guide my hand and heart.