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The Old Wishing Well

Oh wishing well, oh wishing
Well

Will you answer me truly?

If I drop a quarter down this
Black hole

Will you answer me truly?

Oh wishing well, oh wishing
Well

I want to know if my future
Look grim

Or that of a happy life ending

Will I travel the open seas

To all the exotic islands

Will I travel the world over making
My imprint on life

Or

Will I find love in a mall

Or maybe in my travel afar

Here I go oh wishing well
I'm eager to know my fate

Time for my wish oh wishing
Well

So

I dropped a quarter into the wishing
Well

So excited was I

It began to  tumble and twirl

I could see my reflection all so well
Down
This black hole that  turn

Than

The wishing well “said to me”

Your life will be long maybe

Prosperous 

You will  travel the world end to
End..

Will I find my true love that
Wait's?

Well, the wishing well tumble for a
Second

"And said to me"

Just drop me a silver dollar
Than I can tell all that you
Seek..

So I ran into my house and
And quickly  open up my old
Mason jug

And pulled out my silver dollar

I ran

Back to that old wishing well

Dropped my silver dollar

Now tell me of  my love fate

That old wishing well just tumble
For one second..

Than it replied to me
“Thank you kindly"

But

Next time don’t believe an old 
Wishing well like me

For I have  grown old and ran out
Of wishes..

And wishes don't always come true

Copyright © Carolyn Sears | Year Posted 2008

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