The Wish Flower

I found a wish flower

I thought of all that it could be

I took a breath and closed my eyes

and blew away the seeds

Each one floated in the air

Carried by the breeze

Each one a wish

Softly adrift

For every wish is free

Some were for my family

Some were just for me

Some I simply watched in flight

To see where they might lead

One wish landed in a tree

It gently came to rest

Right by a bird who used its fluff

While feathering its nest

I wish I could live in a tree

And roost up in its leaves

From high above I’d see the world

And my own nest I’d weave

I wish that I could learn to fly

Like birds and spread my wings

I’d follow every wish

Until it landed on something

Like that one on the doggy’s nose

And that one on a kite

Like that one a velvet rose

And that one on a bike

I realized I could wish all day

On everything in sight

I then thought of what I wished for most

To bring me such delight

I thought of Grandma’s failing eyes

Wishing that she could see

Me climb a tree

Or catch a frog

Or maybe read to me

How did she spend her wishes

When like me she was small

It must have been on family

To love her above all

I’ll bet you that she closed her eyes

And wished for one like me

And with her breath she blew a kiss

While scattering the seeds

So somehow, somewhere deep inside

I guess she sees me still

The same as when she closed her eyes

And wished life to fulfill

The world is full of wishes now

For each wish is a seed

And every seed that’s planted

Brings us countless more indeed

I wish that I was like a wish

That floated on the breeze

To help make every wish come true

For every wish is free