Wish

lillian

Fantasy me.
Pull the moon within my reach
sprinkle stars in my palms
open my eyes to untold mysteries.
Let me journey through life
unabashed and brave.

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55 thoughts on “Wish”

    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:27 am

      Found this illustration — not really a photo? And set it aside for a rainy day. Wasn’t raining….but somehow, it just hit me yesterday. Kind of like the line in the old Frank Sinatra song, “Fly me to the moon…” 🙂

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:28 am

      ….with just a few filters, right? But the principle is the same….to be free to try. To reach for our dreams so they begin to the have the possibility of becoming reality. 🙂 Call me a dreamer!

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:29 am

      Yes — sending you sweet dreams, my friend.

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  4. Glenn Buttkus's avatar Glenn Buttkus January 12, 2017 / 3:09 pm

    If it be dreaming, why not dream big? A lovely bit of whimsey & brevity; nice job.

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:30 am

      Glad you enjoyed, Glenn. Dreams should put smiles on our faces and make our heart race a bit with the anticipation….the possibility to become reality, right? 🙂 Even just a teeny bit of possibility enables the “I shall try” moment!

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:31 am

      What a lovely comment, Ginny. Thank you!

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:32 am

      Yes, indeed. I think of all those who are in, for example, medical trials. They are the dreamers of hope….as are the clinicians, the drs,, the ones who dare to dream this could be it! 🙂 We should all be dreamers, I think.

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  7. Frank Hubeny's avatar frankhubeny January 12, 2017 / 3:50 pm

    What I would hope happens to me is “open my eyes to untold mysteries”.

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:33 am

      ….and sometimes I think they are there for the seeing…..but perhaps the explanations are in the stars and the moon….

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  8. Ostensible Truth's avatar Ostensible Truth January 12, 2017 / 4:47 pm

    definitely a prayer like feel ~ a most searching one at that

    Let me journey through life
    unabashed and brave.

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:33 am

      ….and somehow, this post goes with the “handle” you have…..”ostensible truth”….. 🙂

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  9. paulscribbles's avatar paulscribbles January 12, 2017 / 5:02 pm

    Wonderful with the moon almost full outside my window…I think you are living this dream already.

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:35 am

      oooh you are so right here, Paul. If we but search a bit….we can feel the stars in our palms and the dream can seem reachable….May we all have dreams! 🙂

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  10. MarinaSofia's avatar MarinaSofia January 12, 2017 / 5:33 pm

    ‘Sprinkle stars in my palms’ creates such a beautiful vision in my mind…

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:35 am

      Smiling I am. Thank you! 🙂

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  11. sanaarizvi's avatar sanaarizvi January 12, 2017 / 5:59 pm

    Love the prayerful tone of this!❤️ Gorgeously penned!

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:36 am

      Oh how I love to see a heart appear in your words 🙂 Glad you enjoyed!

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:36 am

      Thank you, Grace. May all our wishes have even the teeniest grounding in the possible 🙂

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:37 am

      Always happy to hand out smiles 🙂 May your palm be touched by stars thoughout the day!

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:38 am

      Love that word! We all need a bit more abbrah-kadabbrah rather than hocus pocus in our lives 🙂

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  16. emangarduque's avatar emangarduque January 12, 2017 / 11:51 pm

    being dreamy on a starry night is one of favorite thing to do. i consider it keeping me sane. thanks for this wonderful write lilian.

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 13, 2017 / 8:40 am

      Thank you, Maria. I like whimsical….it’s a good word to describe the photo/illustration I found and used here. 🙂

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 16, 2017 / 9:30 am

      Thank you, Linda. Just catching up to Thursday’s reading….busy weekend! 🙂 Glad you liked this one.

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 16, 2017 / 9:30 am

      Always glad to share the postive spirit!

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  23. Kay's avatar Kay January 13, 2017 / 7:36 pm

    I love this, it’s so wistful and hopeful!

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    • lillian's avatar lillian January 16, 2017 / 9:32 am

      Thank you, Kay. I’m always happy when the positive rolls from my pen (I always write first in my journal…then transfer to technology). Other times I finish writing and look down and think, oh my goodness, where did that come from? This day, hope wins.

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      • Kay's avatar Kay January 16, 2017 / 9:47 am

        That’s lovely, Lillian. 💜

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  27. Ali Grimshaw's avatar Ali Grimshaw March 13, 2017 / 12:06 am

    Fantasy me. – This line calls to me.
    I look forward to reading your other poems.

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