Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY WISH, by MILDRED ESTUS


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MY WISH, by                    
First Line: My wish is not small
Last Line: No less.
Subject(s): Wishes


My wish is not small
Nor yet too great for giving.
It is not for satins and jewels,
Not diamonds from Kimberley or rubies from India
Or fire opals from Mexico;
Not satins highly hued, not velvets
Nor stiff brocades;
Not laces made by northern peasant women,
Nor embroideries from Oriental hands;
No works of art from bygone ages,
No canvas from a master's hand,
No marble of a genius' inspiration,
No bronze cast with painstaking care,
No etching of a modern artist.

My wish is for more than these.
These can only be lost or worn out
Or broken or torn or stolen or burned --
They remain things, possessions.
What I want is part of Essential Being,
No less.





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