photo by Cindy Bousquet Harris
More Than Three Wishes
I wish you gentle sunshine
And, more so, gentle rain,
I wish you deepest slumber,
I wish you free of pain.
I wish you grand beginnings
And even grander ends,
I wish the road you take is smooth
No matter where it bends.
I wish that all your lofty dreams
Will find the light of day,
And even in the darkest night
You’ll never lose your way.
I wish you faith and courage,
I wish you strength and truth,
I wish you curiosity
And innocence of youth.
I wish you every kindness
On earth and heaven above,
But, especially, for all your life,
I wish unending love.
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Maria Justa Polotan is semi-retired music teacher.  Music
and writing have been the twin passions of her life since
high school, but she could choose only one to focus on
in college and chose the former.  She wrote very sparingly
since graduating, but when the pandemic and consequent lockdown came, the "work from home schedule" gave her a
lot of free time, so she decided to pick up the pen once more.