I Wish
David J Walker
I wish
I wish
I wish
The fish
Besides the flying fish
Could fly
As high as any
Bird you ever heard
Of flying
I am trying
to wish the crying kid
Could fly or swim
An afternoon whim
Of swimming
And try to fly
Flying high
And swimming fast
Past a full moon
And cast a June moon shadow
At night
How would I know if
“Things are different”
And this is what I wished for
In a past life
How would I know if
This isn’t a second chance
In a redo-second life
How would I know that
The gods are annoyed with me
Because I was right
I wish I may
I wish I might
I wish I could start over
I wish I had more time
Flight is good as any wish
Bait the hook
catch the fish
Epigram #108:
ACTION
Go beyond reading books
Love acts to bait the hook
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Leon Enriquez
17 June 2015
Singapore
My Grandpa
There are not many people in this world
That could say they have a Grandpa like mine
For as long as I remember he was always there
And when I went to school he’d call to see if I was fine
He taught me how to ride the bicycle
And brought me home a new fishing pole
Together we’d pack a lunch and a thermos
And head for our favorite fishing hole
He taught me how to clean the fish we caught
And how to bait the hook just right
He showed me how to bring in the fish
Especially the ones that put up such a fight
I remember hot summer days
And we would pack up and go swim
And camp for weekend of fun
Those memories for me will never dim
He is gone now these many years
But I will never forget the many times
He filled that empty feeling I have now
He was my anchor and tie that binds
No I shall never forget the times
He would tease me into a smile
Telling me how much he loved me
Making my summers all worthwhile.
He left behind so many things
When he left this world for another
But time marches on and the day will come
When once again we’ll be together
Connie Moore
Little girls are shown off simply for being pretty.
Though little boys are just as handsome
as girls are pretty,
boys are in a rut--- but,
they learn how to strut.
They teeter, they totter, they swagger.
They pee farther and straighter
as they prove by completion
of healthy competition.
They drag off to fishin’,
wishin’
someone else were there to bait the hook.
They brag to kingdom come
about how big was one that took
the bait and then was lost
and no one can prove them wrong.
The name and fame of their toys….
Why it’s an official Daisy Red Ryder Bullseye shootin
bb rifle—made especially for boys!!!
The kind that will shoot your eye out,
if you’re not careful and
learn to use that gun as a tool, not a toy.
Yes, little boys!
The only thing to change as they age
are the size and cost of their toys.
and the duration
of competition.
© 28 Dec 2010 Charles Henderson