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Yesterday's Wishes

Yesterday’s Wishes 6-25-24
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Yesterday’s Wishes

Yesterday’s wishes never grow stale,
Immortal dream walkers glint in platinum.

Fresh hope with wings, like moonbeams in a mason jar,
Nudges wrinkled wishing stars
To capture a prayer implored on the first star,
Slipping through starlight on a chivalrous quest
Determined to take destiny outside the ephemeral.

One fluttering penny never scarred by disbelief
Lives in moments of perpetual could.

A breath, ever new, kisses Heaven
On a still pond without wrinkles
With a heartbeat that shakes time and astronomy
By blasting beyond algorithms and black holes
Into the unexamined fantastical.

Ever youthful wishes charge past the iron will of probabilities
When heartbeats flutter outside of mortality.

Possible stomps on the impossible in resurrection
Grabbing Eden’s fragments, fancies of faith,
As yesterday’s wishes belong to eternity
And live in a forever dawn waiting to bloom.

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Charmaine Chircop Date: 7/10/2024 12:37:00 PM Oh those wishes waiting to bloom.Whar an amazing poem this is. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/11/2024 10:21:00 AM Hi Charmaine! Thank you for your lovely feedback! So grateful. There are lots of wishes in my garden just waiting to blossom! Sending all the best on a wish and a prayer.

Charlotte Puddifoot Date: 7/10/2024 7:31:00 AM you always write so beautifully and deeply, with such a lovely use of language; i really enjoyed reading this one - congrats on your placement in craig's contest :) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/11/2024 10:18:00 AM Hi Charlotte! Thank you so much for your always thought full comments. I am so glad you enjoyed this poem. That brings a smile to my face. I love Craig's contest themes as they are always a prompt to think about life in new light and this contest was no different. Such fun to think about the essence of wishes - past and present. Hope all is well. So grateful for your congratulatory note! Sending you blessings and my gratitude!

Susan Ashley Date: 7/8/2024 11:57:00 AM My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, I'm thrilled to return with my heartiest congrats for your win in Craig's contest. It's an honor to share the podium with you, my sweet poetry sis! I knew this fantastic poem would make the final list. Warmest wishes sent on dawn's blooming petals.. ~Susan Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/9/2024 10:36:00 AM My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, your congratulations shine like wishing on the first star. They warm my heart and encourage me to hold all wishes close! Thank you so much for these very precious words of encouragement, my sweet poetry sis! It is indeed an honor to share the podium with you. Sending you blessings on bright wishing pennies!!

thriveni c mysore Date: 7/5/2024 7:04:00 PM Beautiful. Congratulations on your win dear poet. Happy writing. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/9/2024 10:48:00 AM Greetings Thriveni! So delighted this poem made it on the list. I had a wonderful time exploring this theme and it is an honor to be on Craig's list of winners alongside such amazing poems. Thank you so much for your congratulations! Sending you blessings and my gratitude. Hope all is well with you!!

Susan Lawrence Date: 6/25/2024 11:21:00 PM Dear Sam, I was totally enraptured in this poem and have so many favorite lines. You took me on a journey to the undying possibility of perpetual could ! Just beautiful on every level. I love one fluttering penny never scarred by disbelief. If we could all live this way just imagine the energy we would radiate . Big hugs dear friend, Susan :) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/9/2024 11:08:00 AM Dearest Susan! I am deeply touched by your inspiring message. What a special gift - like a wish come true! It is indeed a unique and very special journey into the realm of wishes and possibility that never seem to age or rust. I love that perception! And, yes, wishes seem to be immune to the scars of disbelief - always shiny with hope. Like pennies, I try to hold onto my wishes. And, yes, if we could live in this hope, our world would be a very different place! Sending you hugs and blessings on bright pennies of hope, dear friend!

Susan Ashley Date: 6/25/2024 7:43:00 PM My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, I was captivated by your vivid imagery and rich metaphors depicting the everlasting nature of wishes and dreams. Your whimsical, magical pen bestows imaginative beauty upon the poetic page and touched my heart with optimism and the sense of rising above the everyday hum-drum by considering that our wishes endure beyond our own mortality. Your radiant heart and poetic gift shine brilliantly in this fantastic piece, my sweet sis! Wonderful fragments of alliteration.. and oh, I especially loved "On a still pond without wrinkles", ah, so poetic, my inspiring friend! Warmest wishes sent on moonbeams escaped from the mason jar.. ~Susan Login to Reply

Paige Hind Date: 6/25/2024 6:55:00 PM Sam, this is so inspiring, you have an triumphant voice in your literature, just beautiful Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 7/9/2024 10:39:00 AM Hi Paige! Sending you my heartfelt gratitude for your wonderful feedback! Thank you, my friend! It warms my heart to know there is a "triumphant voice" in my poems. What a beautiful compliment! Sending you many blessings of summer joy!!