I never thought
that
my wish
would be
for
a
soft
landing
After
all
I rarely even go near
any ledge
let
alone
dangle
there
You too?
Who needs it
right?
But there I was
looking
up
at the star
that
evening
star
the one
who grants wishes
(I am sure of it)
But you have to
stand
at the very end of
the hill
And
yes
you are to
be
hat
in hand
“I wish with all my heart
for a soft landing!”
As
if we are
in free fall
as
if
we are all
in
free
fall
“And
a bounce back
a big bounce back!”
A
slow motion
fall
through space
then
hit
the trampoine
safely
and up
up
and up
The earth just a great blue trampoline!
The star
giggled
from so far away
I heard her
giggling
like a boyfriend
and girlfriend
They
think
the things we worry about
here
are
so
silly
They really think
we
are
very silly
indeed
So many of them
all giggling