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I Wish I May, I Wish I Might

Feeling small like a wee little sprite I gaze in wonder at a man-made satellite Drifting across the earth at such great height While Mars is aglow with red again tonight I sit and watch the shooting stars with delight Their trails gracing the sky with ester and phosphite And imagine others awake across the night Seeing the same beauty that cannot but excite Evening star twinkling straight above my campsite Full moon radiates the goddess of silvery light Orion's belt sits straight and bright Stars immense expanse is a beautiful sight If I wish upon the first glowing star of white And I wish I may and I wish I might Will my dream of a world healing from its plight Reach each of us to become a shinning knight? Can we learn new tricks of compassion like a neophyte? Not to burrow our head in our life like a termite? Whether from the country or as an urbanite We can shine bright like a meteorite

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V. Deepa

Date: 6/1/2020 2:31:00 PM

Congratulations on your placement too mam:-):-) Beautiful work with perfect rhyme scheme about universe.:-) I liked this question line- Not to burrow our head in our life like a termite? Last stanza is so lovely:-) Good luck for your other poems.:-) Take care.With regards~Deepa.

Jeanne Mcgee
Date: 8/22/2022 9:24:00 PM

Thank you Deepa. Even though this is not a brand new poem, my wish for our world to heal and stop fighting each other is as strong as ever.

John Watt

Date: 5/29/2020 2:20:00 AM

Such great words and rhymes to capture the awe and wonder of looking into the night sky. I liked "Full moon radiates the goddess of silvery light". Great mono, Jeanne, thank you for pointing this one out to me! Happy writing ~ John

Sandra Adams

Date: 6/26/2019 7:23:00 AM

Nicely crafted, I am not much of a rhyme writer either, my muse often flows better with freestyle, though I do try my hand at some rhyme at times... this flows nicely :)

Jeanne Mcgee
Date: 6/26/2019 12:23:00 PM

Thank you Sandra for coming to read and comment. It's nice to hear others aren't rhyme writers either...but it's good for the brain to stretch ourselves for sure.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/25/2019 9:31:00 AM

This does indeed shine.

Jeanne Mcgee
Date: 6/25/2019 11:17:00 AM

I never was much at rhyming so I thought this would be a good exercise for me. And it ended up being so much fun! Thank you for your comments Richard.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 6/24/2019 5:55:00 PM

Very skillful, how you wove the rhymes together here, it's a joy to read!

Jeanne Mcgee
Date: 6/24/2019 6:41:00 PM

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 6/24/2019 2:20:00 PM

Hello Jeanne Mc Gee, I like your last verse. You know this is a good question. have a nice day my friend.

Jeanne Mcgee
Date: 6/24/2019 6:44:00 PM

Thanks Darlene...and I've had a lovely day too!