in honor of W-week at Mountain Sprouts Preschool
One Wednesday, I went a-walking
to make a wish on a star,
but because it was day
no stars lit my way.
so I wished on whatever I saw.
I wished on the wimpling wing
of a black bird perched on a wire.
I wished on a worm
and a wheel that turned
and a window that gaped ajar.
I wished on a white-seeded weed
that whirled on the whistling wind.
I wished on the woods
growing near where I stood
and I wished on a willow’s bend.
And I had so much fun a-walking
and looking for places to wish
that I went and forgot
the wish that I’d thought
was the most importantest.
Instead I found hundreds of wonders—
the water, the weather … Wa-hoo!
I remember! My wish
was to find happiness,
and wow, my wish came true.
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwie!
What wonderfully whimsically wise writing.
Wuv it!
Superb. Theodor Geisel would be so proud of you. It sounds like you’d better start setting up a few readings for story time at the library!