Emile Pinet Poet Tercet

Wishes

Blowing out candles on a birthday cake
or watching a shooting star fall to Earth,
we make a wish, hoping it'll come true.

We are unwilling to dismiss magic:
for fantasy's part of reality,
stretching the limits of what Hope can do.

A wish is an improbable desire;
that's secret, personal, and unspoken,
or it may be as cliché as world peace.

The enchantment behind making a wish 
is that we might magically obtain
something, or at least, our odds will increase.

A wish makes that likelihood possible,
if only in our imagination;
for it can imbue Hope where there was none.

A wish lets you enter the world of dreams
where magic and superstition exist,
and things like "knock on wood" are said and done.

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Joseph May May 4, 2023 at 5:42 PM Very nicely penned Emile, soupmail Emile Pinet May 4, 2023 at 9:19 PM Thanks, Joseph, I appreciate it, my friend, Emile.

Constance La France April 27, 2023 at 11:59 AM Emile, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful poem with us in my Writing Challenge congratulations great form ! Emile Pinet April 27, 2023 at 3:30 PM Thanks, Constance, I appreciate the placement and your warm comments, my friend, Emile.

Linda Alice Fowler April 27, 2023 at 8:45 AM An enchanting write Emile. Where improbable becomes possible. Congratulations on your win! :) Emile Pinet April 27, 2023 at 9:02 AM Thanks, Linda, your comments are most welcomed and appreciated, my friend, Emile.

Sara Kendrick April 27, 2023 at 3:50 AM A very imaginative work found here on the winner's list. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing and congratulations on this winner. Way to go. Sara Emile Pinet April 27, 2023 at 7:56 AM Thanks, Sara, as always, my friend, your comments are welcomed and appreciated, Emile.

Alexis Y. April 26, 2023 at 7:02 PM Wow! Emile, I like the different points you made on the word "wish". Your last three lines sum up your well-written write very well. Excellent job on form and poem. Congratulations on your 1st-place win. It was well deserved. Have a nice evening:-) Alexis Emile Pinet April 27, 2023 at 7:55 AM Thanks, Alexis, as always, your comments are welcomed and appreciated, my friend, Emile.

Leo Larry Amadore April 25, 2023 at 1:58 PM Clever and very well done. Enjoyable both for its structure and its content. Best wishes! lol Emile Pinet April 25, 2023 at 2:05 PM Thanks, Leo, your comments are welcomed and appreciated, my friend, Emile.

Speaks Volumes April 24, 2023 at 3:52 PM I liken wishes to unaddressed prayers. If they are heard, they can come true.. Loved your poem Emile. Wish and hope are kinda the same and where there is hope there is a glimmer of happiness. Your poem is beautifully written. I "wish" you well in the contest . :)

Anne-Lise Andresen April 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM - "To wish is to enter the world of dream" ... a beautiful poem, Emile :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs Emile Pinet April 24, 2023 at 2:53 PM Thanks, Sunshine, as always, your comments are welcomed and appreciated, my friend, Emile.