Three Wishes

Oct. 28, 2012

Three Wishes

I wish I wrote like Billy Joel,
     could low his full toned notes
and sing about a steady sadness,
     but he eludes me,
          and my words tend to smile.

I wish I had all the money in the world!
I'd bury it in the moon
      so everyone could dream
      of buried treasure
           when they fell asleep at night.

I wish I were a vine,
     a kudzu vine,
With my feet in the earth
     and my sprawling self
          spread across the world,
     soaking up the sun
at every given moment.