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- New Years Old Wishes -

  Three birds on the chimney
  Bluethroat nightingale
  Touch blue and your wish will come true
  As a grasshoppers
  develop insight and understanding

  Reflection of a wave
  that hits my thoughts
  and old wishes
  A penny in the left shoe
  may sound a bit naive

  My wish in the abyss of greed
  was to find the way back
  to humanity
  and the true values
  - before it was too late

  Wishes often disintegrate
  behind the clouds of our illusions
  The total satisfaction
  an endless spiral
  - never give up

Copyright © Anne-Lise Andresen | Year Posted 2024

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Jay Narain Date: 1/15/2025 10:43:00 AM Great poem. Congrats on win. Login to Reply

Marilene Evans Date: 1/7/2025 12:45:00 PM Just to say ... Congrats! Hugs. Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/29/2024 1:22:00 PM Especially love those first 4 lines! Happy New Year, AL! Login to Reply

Sotto Poet Date: 12/28/2024 12:44:00 PM This wonderful poem explores hopes, desires, and the search for fundamental values within the confusion of modern life. It explores the contradiction between materialism (greed) and a desire for deeper interpersonal relationships and authenticity. I wish you a very happy new year, Anne-Lise. Login to Reply

Silent One Date: 12/28/2024 6:36:00 AM A deep one and great use of analogy.. I wish you all the best for 2025 my friend.. Login to Reply

Tania Kitchin Date: 12/28/2024 4:48:00 AM Anne-Lise, a great poem and advice, best wishes for the New Year and best of luck in the contest. Login to Reply

John Read Date: 12/28/2024 4:01:00 AM Hi Anne, sending you my love and best wishes for the new year, wish you well in the contest God bless. xx Login to Reply

Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh Date: 12/27/2024 11:13:00 PM A profound message about human wishes and existential longing.Enjoyed reading the poem. Login to Reply

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 12/27/2024 6:35:00 PM Happy New Year Anne, keep penning stay happy dear Login to Reply

Frederic Parker Date: 12/27/2024 3:52:00 PM before it's too late to find true values, wise words to live by...dear poet Login to Reply

Joe Dimino Date: 12/27/2024 2:57:00 PM Wishes are wings of thought...they can go anywhere and everywhere -- Angels hear them. Have a wonderful New Year my friend. Fascinating poem! Stay greedy when it comes to lovely poetry...all you can give and receive take flight. Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 12/27/2024 2:01:00 PM We often find ourselves in the abyss of greed and hope for better things, we must strive to achieve those goals, only we can make that happen and never giving up on hope. Best of luck in the contest Anne-Lise and have a lovely weekend. Tom Login to Reply

Marilene Evans Date: 12/27/2024 12:57:00 PM Poem for thoughts, cleverly written. Good luck! Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 12/27/2024 1:22:00 PM - Thank you very much, Marilene :) - hugs