Yesterday's Wishes

He wished to teach them To flap harder in thin air To learn the tricks to rest, To eat, to know when to Start the flight, when to Return and the route map Mother wished to teach them To call, to breathe more Deeply and ways to save Energy as they flew such Dizzy altitudes in freezing Cold & not to be blown away As they looked up at meshed sky, Yesterday’s wishes rolled Down the cheeks of a Monogamous pair of Bar-headed goose Breeding in captivity Why fly high?