! A Wish Poem by Michael Shepherd
! A Wish
I'd like to write - like grown-up poets do:
with similes that span the universe,
that sparkle, crackle, dazzle, woo the mind;
and touch the heart with tender, swoony verse...
I'd like to write - like grown-up poets do:
in literature that's all the better for
those soaring, parabolic parables
and paradigms, and rhymes, and metaphor...
I'd like to write - like no-one else has done:
forget the rules and precedents; let fly
to heights undreamt of yet, new mindscape won..
And yet, perhaps, the world's served better by
small lamps of words amidst the cold night winds
of chance and change; cupped in a poet's hands.
Serving the world with some truth, however small it may be...... That sounds like a mighty wish to me....... Thanks for the poem.
I don't need to tell you, you do write poetry like a grown up, but make me feel highly inadequate in the process! Drat! Wish I had not read this now, or voted a ten! I take it all back! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Peace, Aisha
Hail! Poet, It is an eternal lilt, Which I felt and melt; O Those sweet words, which provoke, pours love and wisdom. God Bless you. Yours faithfully, N.Karthikeyan Osho
First poem of yours I've read. I think of you as a kind of guardian angel for this site...your comments and your poems are so prolific. But I've 'had promises to keep' and haven't oft gotten to these pages to read. I find this poem lovely, the sentiment is fine, and it works well and is quite nicely expressed in the sonnet form you chose.
loved this poem as I like to write as no-one else has written, originality my ambition.
A brilliant work of art, well conceived and elegantly brought forth...
This is a well written unique poem on love! I will continue reading your good work.
POET! ! ! ! ! ! Always connect with your inner child-that's where the spirit comes from-I'm sure I studied this poem when I was in high school.A ten from me.
Your wish has come true for you already write as grown-up poets do, cascading, as you do, lots of small lamps, and in cupped hands too. Bless you. Fay
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/6/2025 8:23:37 AM # 1.0.0
Speaking of hands. I'll hand it to you. Another great poem lighting up my day.