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a wish
we wish for many things
sometimes
into longing
ask the mermaid on the water
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Westmarch
sometimes I wish
I were a
well-to-do hobbit
except for
the living
in the ground
even a comfort-home
in there
would aggravate
most likely
claustrophobia
as being carried by
an eagle
would invoke
the other
unreasoned fear I have
but still
to have a day
to write a book
of my adventures
having had
adventures
first
and to have tea
close at hand
with cakes
and at a table
by the window
with my pens
(all right
computer)
and paper
at my side
and on which
I write
(well
type)
and maybe to have
friends
who come to call
for friendly reasons
only
I hear their stories
while
I also think
on dragons
Dwarves
and Elves
and wistfully
believe
I should be somewhere else
with them
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For Wednesday’s Children
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What could I wish
For Wednesday
But that peace be
Everywhere
That life be for
Discipline and contemplation
Invention
Exploration
That we have enough
And a little more to share
That we accept who we are
And go from there
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That we can be clever
And delighted
And united
That we are strong
Not for strength’s own sake
But for protection
And defense,
As we say defenses are
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That selfishness be understood
As good
As long as otherness count
As much
Maybe a little more
Because Thursday might come
For sacrifice
The highest form of service
And be human,
Love from the highest
That is God
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(x = space)
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Quiet Start
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I am quiet
And for a change
The building’s quiet
I have ordered food
Staples, that kind of thing
It should be arriving
In two hours
Or less
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It’s a breathing moment
When the sun is considering
Fully rising
Though it’s tussling
With some clouds
I like this time
I wish my coffeemaker
Wasn’t broken
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But I’ll take this
For a Friday morning
Pray for all the tragedies
By nature and by us
Do some plain old
Wishing, too,
As if I had an unironic genie
Who would simply give me
What I wish
Even world peace
Or something like that
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Dandelions are everywhere in Finland in Spring!
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(x = space)
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Really
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My wish for you
Is that you know some peace today
Even if you think
You don’t want it
Yes
I’m praying for something
You don’t want because you’d rather enjoy
Vengeance
The passion that comes
In blaming someone else
For all misfortunes
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My sibling friends
Enjoy some peace
Not that I give it though I’m asking
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You might think it’s stupid
Weak and empty
Like a promise that we
Conveniently forget
But if Blake is correct that
Energy is delight
Then
I’m going to add a step to the syllogism
And argue A equals B equals C
(equals A)
That peace is energy
Leading the better way
To the rest
Of meaningful
Always in motion
Life
With all existence
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Peace is energy is delight
Thank you
Mister Blake
Thank you
Power in prayer
Even when
Upstart offered
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In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, William Blake writes “Energy is eternal delight.”
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Tivoli Gardens, København, Denmark
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Around
You should have a good day
You deserve it
If it’s not today,
Keep it
In your pocket
Or your bag
Then pick a day
To bring out when you need it
Saying to yourself,
This is a good day for me
And there should be enough
For someone else
Share it
If only a wish
For that one to have
A good day, too
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Perchance
Two o’clock
I should be sleeping
Too often I awake
Pain drives, so does
Want and dream
And vision
I write I dream I
Play inside my heart
I hope for what is
Better than I have,
More than I
Deserve
It’s how I dream,
I think
Wish and in a
Kindly boxed-in
Way
(That often I
Don’t understand)
Forget what
Drove me from my
Calling
Pins in Dolls
I’m tired, and I wish
I could rest well
But pains like pins
Keep me awake
I wish I could resolve
These; I wish the
Witch or brujo
Would pull these
Unearthly prickles
Out
Quiet
Moment is quiet
Inside everything
I am thankful
For those who
Have no sanctuary
In time or mind
I’m sorry
I wish for better
(I’m Irish—wishes work)
A moment to breathe
Without impeding
Mortal noise:
Wish for rest
A pause for
Absolute or take mitigated
Quiet
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