Three Wishes

Three wishes,Trinities and footsteps downlong stain glass-lit
3 blind mice,the three pigs,a holy trinity,three bears,hishalls,ceilings celebrating the clapping in-betweensmiles
number of magic beans,those wise men under aand waiting to see what happens next,a turn of a
star,and one genie,the thresholds rising fromkey,the compression of a spring,the fall of an
alabasterstairways and into the winds ofobject,the stray cat and a monk's block of
To-keep, a place and a knowingthat all forms turncheese,gone.
their headsto the Goddess of Dustto kiss whatThree bears and a golden lock,soup and sunshine
they've earned,and to kisswhat their hearts havemaking raisins,kindred comfort seekingand soft paw
reaped.pillows.
The three wishes delve silently,even the candles nearBeans, vines, giants, Jacks, goldand a sledding
themdare not spell the gossipin bright bellowingorskeletonbeing pulled by a ghostly pack of dogs;lamp
dowsing dark smolder,the fact,that they're delving tolights aflamewhile the oil leaks out,a small child is
wishfor three more,only the soft hum of thehappy to collect this ina porcelain cup that has no
scythe'spassing shadow ceases this monolithhandleand will deliver it to his little deskwhere he's
Ferris wheel unicycle of Thirstgathering at the shore'swriting the historyof a planet yet born.
edgeafter so much lapping of the Earth,turning intoThree wise babies,born as triplets and keeping it a
opaque froth,trillions of bubble reflections ofsecret;their presents to all they meetare boxes lined
itselflifting into the air mumbling amen,amen, amen.with mirrors,mirrors lined with the lover looking infor
The three pigs, the houses, the wolfand the wind!the More,the shore of unabashed lounging.
The laden and the whimsical,the piccolo and the grandAnd the geniewho never speaks of its parentsor
piano,the lover's sigh and the comet missed bythehow a bottleand not a heart.
human view;a lotus saw it and a holly bush too.