Best Wish List Poems
At night, this is when I start dreaming,
dreaming of things hardly likely to exist.
I think of a world different from ours,
I'll give my dream world breath-taking powers:
All people will live a life of ease,
we won't know the meaning of the word disease,
there will be no darkness in people's minds
and bad thoughts will be left behind;
Can't help longing for unceasing youth,
cause I'm afraid of the death-this is the truth;
If no one of us ever gets old
we'll never lose the ones we love
and we'll always have their hands to hold.
I wonder if my fantasy can become real,
only then my heart will heal-
heal from the fear of this imperfect life.
Maybe if I pray harder for my wish
God will do everything right.
Until then I'll keep dreaming every night.
I want the sun
Served on a dish of silver and gold
Carved by the skilled hands of Hephaestus.
Pick up Mount Olympus
Place it down at my feet
Adore me in all heavenly glory.
Take all the sea salts to powder my hair
Make the lilies not die at night
Take the perfume of the roses and make it mine.
Scoop all the stars from the night sky
Embroider them on a dress of gentle silk
Give it to me with slippers made of glass.
Make all creation sing to me
birds, sea, creatures and legendary beings
Give all of this to me in exchange for my love.
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Wishes that you find peace, the Hebrew Shalom
For it includes well-being, being WHOLE-some
One need not have religion when one has Shalom
So my deepest desire this Covid year, for everyone
To heal by sharing how you love another, and pray:
For me and my ministry in Newtown, South Africa
Pray especially for women and children, gossiper
About abuses here, I have been, Not today
I just ask: Think of places of abject need - for "play"
That the Creator intended; relaxing in a healthy way
But lest I preach, I wish for more of your poetry about
Many, many poets know it their words lift HOPE out
From the morass Humans find themselves in
Then spend a little time 'fore and aft' Christmas, within
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Ask oneself this: who puts first breath in newborns?
Or tells them to cry, or send lips after nipples?
If that's too elementary ask thyself: How do I blink
Who tells my eyelids to open, shut, dodge, avoid specks?
And as important, who BEATS MY HEART when I'm asleep?
Why does it not malfunction when I'm at rest, healthy,
Before I have contributed to the wear and tear?
Siblings, whoever and whatever set the planets in safe orbits
Needs a moment of reflection from you & me: with or without a Tree
Dear Santa,
As you may well know,
it's tights and not stockings that are all the go.
So, with no stockings to hang on the bedstead,
would a pair of my bloomers be OK instead?
I'll sew up the legs so that there is more space,
can't have my gifts falling all over the place.
I hope you don't mind, as my wine you consume,
please try to be silent when entering my room.
I'm a light sleeper and at my age, which is quite a pain,
if I lose too much sleep, then it addles my brain.
You may kiss me sweetly if I'm in deep slumber
mistletoe on my pillow, plus telephone number.
I promise to leave you a home-made mince pie,
though the pastry's gone soggy
'cause the onions made me cry.
Myopia means recipes I really struggle to see
though onion in mince pies' is a new one on me.
But the pies are quite tasty as I'm sure you'll agree
and if you're still hungry, then have two or three!
There's a drop of fine whisky which you may try too,
bought by my late husband circa 1952
'twas in an old bottle I found in the shed
my hubby drank most of it afore dropping dead.
I think you're so special, dear old Santa Claus,
now here's what I would like you to leave in my drawers:.
1. A pretty box - so I may store my false teeth so neat,
so I can find 'em when I gets me something to eat.
2. A walking frame 'cause I am liable to fall,
and falling, alas, does you no good at all.
3. Some California Poppy, as supplies now seem so short,
if this scent can't be found I will smell like a horse.
4. A pair of big knockers, for front and back door.
A warm cosy nighty, don't need see-throughs no more.
5. Get me a back scratcher, please, if you can,
I can't scratch that itch since I lost me old man.
6. Also an emergency underwear kit,
as nowadays there's times when I don't quite make it.
7. If you have a big dog, leave it in the back yard,
I'll treat quite kindly, if me it will guard.
Thats all the gifts on my Christmas wish list,
but I'll settle for more Santa, if you insist.
I haven't been naughty for many a year,
when awaking, I expect all my gifts to be here!
Merry Christmas!
Looby Loo x
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Christmas 2020
My soul and body have never been good friends
They are in enmity, constantly at logger heads
When my body aspires to have riches and fame
My soul strives those tempestuous desires to tame
When my body seeks to have fun and frolic in whole
My soul yearns to see me freed from their deathly control
It recognizes, there is a life higher than this earthly life
Free from ego and all bondages of conflicting strife
While great currents of bodily aspirations perpetually rise
The soul longs to capture the eternal heavenly prize
As desires come crowding like rising waves
To wrest dominion from them is what my soul craves
From all tumultuous passions, it wishes to stay free
Also, from all agonizing and enslaving thoughts, flee
Though life is one of crippling chaos, struggle, and pain
From adversities, soul strives to have everlasting gain
The pleasures of the body can only ensnare me
So, my soul, from all incarcerating passions, wishes to flee
It keeps a wish list like Love and Compassion to fill the breast
Also, Kindness, Thankfulness and Composure to calm me to rest
As the river seeks the sea, when life comes to its end,
I seek Thee my Lord and in you, my soul wishes to blend
Then in pure bliss and deep content, I will sing a joyous song
Freed from all sorrows that once throttled me in throng
Dec.17.2022
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Dear Mr. / Ms. Presidential Candidate
A preliminary wish list, I hereby state...
Dogs that do not bark
Coastal beaches without sharks
Skunks that have no smell
Adults who never yell
Blue skies, never overcast
Perfect Spring days that last
Airplane seats with lots of room
Sermons without gloom and doom
Desserts without calories
A big increase in salaries
Year-round gentle breezes
No more coughs or sneezes
No more gun deaths, no more shootings
An end to all environmental polluting
Summer camp instead of school
In every park a swimming pool
Potatoes that don't need peeling
Love without hurt feelings
Wasps and hornets without stingers
Kisses that forever linger…
If anything here gives you pause
I'll just have to vote for Santa Claus
Hope who believes – bringing peace
Dreams coming true, beautiful joys
Arising in the promises of
Tomorrows who sigh in remembrance
Laughter and lasting love,
Feelings that flow from above…
Faith that fulfills and inspires
Hearts to know kindness that is alive,
Like the music that silences
Darkness and abides inside those
Who know that His love is the light
Filling the shadows with life,
Freeing the soul from its night
Assuring the spirit that there is time
To grow in grace and generosity
With love, abiding in the soul –
Guiding the feelings and the joys,
Reassuring with inspiration so alive
Bringing life to the ones who feel like
They’re dying on the inside…
My wish list for this coming year –
Is to find the hope, faith and love to hush
Every tear, all the fear, bringing cheer
And a peace that seems like the echo of
A prayer, a praise, a voice raised….
To the skies where sun and stars agree
Life is best when it is shared with these three…
Hope, faith and love – forever lasting in harmony
I didn't know that I had a Wish List until I woke up this morning.
I know that others make them, but I was never part of that group.
Now I have compiled My Own Wish List Exclusively For You!
Are you ready?
Here goes.
I wish you more roses than a rose bush can bloom.
I wish you more happiness than you can squeeze into a million hearts.
I wish you more beautiful sunrises than you can photograph.
I wish you a trillion sunsets with me holding your hand.
I wish that every tear you have ever cried evaporated and went straight to heaven.
I wish that they'd return to you as rainbows and moon beams for your pillow.
I wish that every wave in the ocean sends you happy thoughts.
I wish that every star you see in the sky is a reminder of God's love for you.
This is just the beginning of My Wish List Exclusively For You!
As all wish lists go, hang on for part two!
gwendolen rix
2-11-15
I launch a gold grenade in the green plains
Await to see its explosion into a beautiful huge ranch
A ranch full of horses and hogs
Imprints of chickens and ducks
Run down by donkeys and dogs
Tumbled by pigs and frogs
Enchanting golden notes of the birds
Huge meadow with rainbow crystallized rain-drops on a lily
Ants and termites engraving their nests
Butterflies and mosquitoes flapping their wings in the clear sky
A lilting wind uttered by flies and bugs
Firelies lit up the sky as the sun sets
Flocks of sheep laying harmonious on the endless pasture.
P.S: I would like to wish all poets on PoetrySoup a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Cheers to endless writing and new adventures
a love
that's tempered
soft and gentle
sturdy as gravity
transcendental
a love
vast as the ocean
always secure
even in draught
will endure
a love
like music
dissonant or in tune
floating through the sky
like a hot air balloon
a love
rooted garden
natural art
tended with care
hope and heart
but most importantly
a love
with a voice
speaking kind words
even in loneliness
a love
always heard.
I wish I hadn't come here
I wish I hadn't seen that
I wish I hadn't bought this
I wish I my hair was longer
I wish I was physically stronger
I wish I was orchestral and volumetric when in the presence of nobility
I wish I was commanding and vibrant when amongst the petty crowd
I wish I'd studied more at school
I wish I was financially secure for damn sure
I wish I was rich beyond my wildest dreams
I wish I was systematic, diplomatic, enigmatic or something equivalent
I wish I could afford to be flippant like an aristocrat's only spoilt child
I wish I had a leather jacket like that
I wish I could dance like Michael Jackson, James Brown or Nijinsky
I wish I could entice, excite, enlight, enrich
I wish you'd shut up and sit down.......in that order
I wish you wouldn't do that
I wish you'd stop swearing...........and spitting for that matter
I wish to be appreciated..........not depreciated
I wish you were here instead of me being tortured
I wish I was somewhere else being pampered
I wish God was here in my hour of need
I wish I hadn't said that
I wish you'd sit down and be quiet
I wish the sun and the earth would collide and thus rid me
of these crippling debts and continuous bad health
I wish I could sleep at nights without the aid of tablets
I wish to retract that last statement
I wish Priests Court was a dual carriageway
I wish you'd stop shouting and moaning and pushing
I wish to be excused
I wish the train of good fortune would for once....if it's not too much trouble........stop long
enough for me to participate
I wish to be adored and envied by no-one in particular
in fact.........
I wish to be called Gloria in future.............if you don't mind
I wish you'd stop laughing .....I jest you not.....it's a serious matter
I wish you loved me
I wish you were obsessed.......to the point of sickness
I wish you were mine basically.
I wish I'd met you years ago.
I want to experience freedom like I have no masters
to experience life like time doesn't exist
to live humbly and die gracefully
to accept who I am and be proud
to never cry out loud
There's no way to go back, sometimes I wish there was,
we'd pluck out the highlights, just simply because;
I'm not going to give a catalogue, a long moan,
rather some reflections, when being home-alone.
It makes you chuckle, give a 'whew,' a smile too,
extract what you can, keep some gems in your armoury;
there will be other times to lighten up your day,
when you may remember what some others had to say.
They congratulated you, so good looking, so cool,
got away with eveything, you were never anyone's fool;
although, you were smart, intuitive, you didn't hold 'court,'
rather, listened, used all the things that you were taught.
Maybe that's it - learned so much along the way,
you were the star, the main character in the play.
Homelessness will be outlawed
Americans unemployed will go back to work
Parents will spend more time with their children
*********** will be removed from the internet
Young Americans will spend less time on social networks
No child will be molested
Every child will know the love of a Parent
World Peace
Young children will all have health insurance
Every American Soldier will come home
Arab nation will denounce Al Qaeda and the Taliban
Reverence to God will be the Norm
For the Happy New Year Contest.........
Health, wealth, success, grandeur, and happiness,
Name, fame, status body-mind homeliness;
Family, friends, love, and self-fulfillment,
Thoughts, words, and actions purity movement...
Within the heart of the ninth clouds floating,
Through mysterious Milky-way boating;
I want to have in each realm my own say,
This has been my trance-mad daydreaming way...
My soul leads me through divine love and joy,
Betwixt fact and fancies I often coy;
Elegant hills, vales, and landscapes I see,
A drop of mighty seas I want to be...
Pains seep in like water into cracked walls,
The deep within depths toward fullness calls;
Self and ego like snake and mongoose clash,
Holiness, yet, like lava waves does splash...
16 December 2022
Our soul’s wish list Poetry Contest
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