Three Wishes

I summon Genie from Aladdin's lamp Requesting he fulfill his wishes three - I think of children (eyes becoming damp), Wish 1: please Genie, end their poverty. Then, contemplating nations still at war With all the devastation they entail, Wish 2: please end the conflicts we abhor That global peace forever may prevail. One wish remains, dear Genie; don't be mad, But this one is more selfish, if I may - I wish to spend some time with Mom and Dad, Two souls whose presence I miss every day.

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/17/2020 8:13:00 PM

dang, I see you did not place either (from your reply to my earlier comment) Trying to figure out where i left off on your"older" poems!

John Watt
Date: 5/17/2020 10:09:00 PM

Thank you my friend!

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 2/28/2020 5:01:00 PM

John, this is superb - I am most moved by the last stanza - you have quite the talented pen!

John Watt
Date: 2/28/2020 5:13:00 PM

I'm grateful for your generous reply, Michelle. Bless you on your poetry journey ~ John

Jan Allison

Date: 2/27/2020 4:58:00 PM

I think many wish for the same things as you John, - my wish would have been to meet my maternal grandmother she died when my mum was around 7:-( many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

John Watt
Date: 2/27/2020 5:38:00 PM

Oh, my dear Jan. Thank you for sharing this. How hard it must have been on your mum growing up from 7 years on without her mum. And for you to have never known her. I appreciate your opening up your heart to me about the wishes poem. Blessings ~ John

Brandy Nicole

Date: 2/1/2020 7:52:00 PM

Your wishes three, wrap softly around me- and my heart. I love everything about this poem. I wish to place it in my favorites. You have such a wonderful heart. Thank you for being here, for being you. Hugs, Brandy

Brandy Nicole
Date: 2/1/2020 9:33:00 PM

Yes, each and every day. I see my parents. They inspire me, they give me strength. They are loved beyond words. ~ Brandy

John Watt
Date: 2/1/2020 8:15:00 PM

Your words fill my cup, my friend. I believe that in God's grace, I will see my parents again, but being separated from them on earth makes me want to encourage others to hold their parents close and love them up. I know you are already doing that... blessings ~ John

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/26/2020 4:27:00 PM

oh this is SO SWEET, John. Did this contest get judged. I am so forgetful on those things. A pity if it did and you were not on the list.

John Watt
Date: 1/27/2020 1:51:00 AM

Thank you Andrea! Nope, didn't place, but it's all good. There were a lot of great writes. It was a fun challenge to try to rise to. I'll keep trying...