Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THREE WISHES, by KATHLEEN GARDNER


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THREE WISHES, by                    
First Line: I wish you happiness
Last Line: Other three belong to you.
Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight


I wish you Happiness --
Not just the kind that bubbles up
But happiness that is a quiet peace
Within your heart.
Trials will come --
They always do -- but somehow
They will go away because that peace
of Happiness is there.

I wish you Faith.
Not the fairweather kind of faith
But faith that faces the blackest sky
and says, "I trust."

I wish you Understanding.
So many dreams are shattered, petal-like
Because we do not try to see the other side.
If we would open our self-blinded eyes
We would see what they see -- and seeing
We would understand.

My three wishes for you.
I do not wish you Fame, or Power, or Gold,
But I think what share of these
That comes your way
Will be the brighter and the dearer
And still more sweet -- because these
Other three belong to you.




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