All my life I wished for you
On every falling shooting star
Oh I wished and prayed and dreamt
That in my life you’d walk right in
Now here you are, it’s you and me
You have my heart right in your palm
I prayed for you I did and then
You entered in and here you are
My wish and prayer and dreams came true
My dreams came true because of you
I wish for you
A song for each dawn
A melody for each day
Dreams filled with song
A beat for each breath
And music for life
I look at this girl
So full of light and hope
And feel compassion
For the soul within
Wishing only the best
May life treat her well
And so for today
I encourage that girl
Inside the woman I am today
To give thanks
And be happy
Just for today
Tomorrow I will
Wish again.
Catch my dreams
Wherever they may float
Catch my wishes
Wherever they may land
Catch my hopes
Wherever they are blown
Keep them safe
While I sleep at night
So when I open my eyes
My wishes and dreams
Hopefully come true
What do you dream
For a year brand new?
What wishes do you wish
Would come true?
What are your hopes
What are your dreams
What are your thoughts
Secret fantasies?
I dream of love
I dream of you
I dream of life
And skies so blue
I want to live
I want to breathe
I want to be in this
World we share
So I close my eyes
I send a kiss
On butterfly wings
And a silent prayer
May we prosper
May we thrive
May we help each other
To survive
For we are life
We are not alone
We are connected
We are one
I’m reaching
Reaching high
Feet off ground
My head in clouds
I’m catching
Catching stars
I wave my wand
Extend my hand
I’m dreaming
Dreaming dreams
I feel the air
Breathe in its life
I’m wishing –
On golden stars
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Butterfly wings
And butterfly kisses
Caress my skin
And grant me wishes
Wishes of hope
And love and smiles
Butterflies carry
Across our miles
And we love
Butterflies!
Dreams and wishes
Filled my world
My hopes
My mind
Until they faded
Like balloons floating
High into the sky
Out of vision
Out of sight
I wish
When you make friends, you could keep them forever
I wish
When you feel sad, your sadness could be waved away like feathers
I wish
When night-time arrives, your dream will be one to treasure
I wish
When your fingers start to burn, there will be verses to write
I wish
When you feel pain, there will be those who would take the time
I wish
When you have something to share, there will be those who care
I wish
When you kneel to pray, your prayers reach where they need to go
I pray
For happiness and love, and all things good
I wish
Dedicated to my niece
Who is sixteen today
And far away
❤
I would love to see the U.S., Canada and ‘travel the world’. When I was growing up, international travel was out of reach for my family. It was considered an unnecessary extravagance.
After I started work, I was focused on saving for a home, and wishing for a family, so travel was not high on my agenda. (I wanted a husband not a holiday Lol!) Our island honeymoon planned in Mauritius was canceled due to a cyclone hitting the island, and all flights halted. And then kids arrived. Nowadays my international trips seem to be reserved for going back to South Africa every few years.
Unless I make it a priority above all my other priorities, international travel and ‘seeing the world’ may just remain wishful thinking.
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Out of Reach.”
Write about the one X that got away — a person, an experience, a place you wanted to visit. How much would you change about your life to have it within reach again?
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