Poem-a-Day April 30: Make a lot of wishes

The Wish

Remember that time you made the wish?

I make a lot of wishes.

The time I lied to you
about the butterfly. I always wondered
what you wished for.

What do you think I wished?

I don't know. That I'd come back,
that we'd somehow be together in the end.

I wished for what I always wish for.
I wished for another poem.

 
Hello Friends —

April 2014's final poem-a-day is by Louise Glück from her collection Meadowlands (1996). A recap of the month in poems can be found here, including sources for each day's poem — in case you're interested in reading more from a particular poet or two whose words may have stuck with you this month.

Thank you again for partaking in my own little celebration of National Poetry Month. And if you're ever looking for a recommendation or advice on a poem or poet during some other the month of the year, you know where to find me...

In 811,
Ellen

"The Wish" was also featured for Poem-a-Day April 30, 2007.
Poet Louise Glück was also featured for Poem-a-Day April 12, 2008.