A Child's Wish

A dark night sky
Dotted with little bright specks
Aligned together
To create pictures and designs
A child looks
Up in awe
Sees a shooting star
At once he closes
His eyes tight
Clenches his fists
And hopefully whispers
I wish ...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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