by Bob Mundle

Created on: October 16, 2009   Last Updated: October 17, 2009

If wishes were horses



One blue and midnight moonlit sky,
I flew, on the fanciful wings of love,
To lasso a fallen star and tether it
By a silken thread woven from amorous dreams,
And set to anchor above my lover's head;
So when sweet sleep was passed and dawn
Kissed the lips of my sweetheart's pillow slip,
It was there, forever, for us to wish upon.

One hot and balmy midsummer's day

I dived, sleek as dolphins cleaving water,
To the depths of the ocean, to free
A mollusc from her hatchery, and slicing
The oyster shell, released a perfect pearl
For me to place at my lover's feet, and as we
Lay together, heart to heart on the beach,
It was there, forever, for us to wish upon.

One cold and lovely midwinters morning
I rose early, and skating on an icy lake,
In a white world, caught a perfect snow flake
And encapsulated it in a globe of glass
That reflected my lover's face, and as we
Watched the swirling sliver divide and multiply,
Become a multitude, and like our love a storm;
It was there, forever, for us to wish upon.

If wishes were horses then we all would ride;
The dream of our love cannot ever die;
Stars, pearls and snow flakes all melting into one
These things, forever, make us whole;
They are there, forever, for us to wish upon;
And will warm our souls when our bodies are gone.

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