Let me slide by today
with something to celebrate—
waking up in the first place,
coffee, the first satisfying sip,
music, a wide variety to soothe
and titillate.
Oh Spirit of Mind and Heart,
I wish, let me slide into today
with something good to celebrate.
Doesn't have to be enormous
or grand, mind you, but I wish
it other than mundane or bland,
something smooth and soft as
house shoes slipping into and
gliding effortlessly and unim-
peded into my day.
Some poetry, perhaps, to
illuminate and stimulate the
process of thought would
be nice.
For heaven’s sake, I wish, let
me slide into this day with
something to celebrate—
cherished memories of times
gone by would be fine.
Sufficient funds in the treasury,
I wish, plenty of food in the fridge
and pantry would be sublime.
Then there is always the sun,
moon and stars, day and night,
wishes for quiet and considerate
neighbors above and next door.
Something simple and sublime
to celebrate today is what I
wish each and every day.
And that mankind around the
world is as fortunate as I
having had met their basic needs.
No wars, no famine, no pestilence,
I wish, no disease, no Republican
confrontational grievance politics,
no prejudices or autocracy, no
no Supreme Court Injustices' right
right-wing biases, no political and
corporate power mongering and
greed.
This is my wish which makes me
hopeful for life today. And I plead
with every socially-minded person
in this country to take responsibility
for repelling the loathsome audacities,
voting to preserve our precious and
threatened democracy.
Personally, I wish to slide into this
day with something special to
celebrate—equal rights for all under
the Constitution, folks. Vote for all
it’s worth!
And as an old friend of mine used
to say about wishes, “Might as well
wish in one hand and shit in the other.”
For the sake and well-being of us all,
I wish it wasn’t so.
Wishes are one thing, but the other
is a whole different matter.
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Chris Hanch 5-22-2022
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