WISHES

    WISHES ( A POEM FOR ARTHUR PINEAPPLE ) TIM WILLIAMS JUNE 2015

I FIND I AM WRITING WISHES ON FALLEN LEAVES
THEN POSTING THEM, 
WITH NO ADDRESS OR POST CODE,
AS I DONT KNOW EITHER OF THEM,
WHERE DO YOU MAIL WISHES TOO ?,
WHAT'S THE POST CODE ?,
THE WISHES I ASK FOR ARE NOT THINGS
I WANT PERSONALLY, LIKE A NEW CAR OR ANYTHING
BUT THINGS LIKE, I HAVE A DEAR FRIEND
WHO HAS CANCER AND NEEDS STRENGTH AND LOVE,
I WANT TO GIVE IT TO HIM,
DOES WRITING IT ON A FALLEN LEAF
THEN POSTING IT HELP ?,
WILL I HAVE MY WISH GRANTED ?,
I DONT KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT AT LEAST I AM TRYING,
I FEEL I AM TRYING TO HELP IN MY STRANGE UNORTHODOX WAY,
AS WITHOUT THIS SOMEWHAT POSSIBLY INSANE ATTEMPT
AT HAVING MY WISH GRANTED, I AM A FLOUNDERING FISH OUT OF WATER,
FLAPPING BUT GETTING NOWHERE, AND ACHIEVING NOTHING,
SO IF THIS DOES NOT WORK, AND IT QUITE POSSIBLY WONT,
I WILL PRAY FOR YOU, SEND YOU CARDS, BRING GRAPES AND MY FRIENDSHIP
TO YOUR HEARTH , AND STOP POSTING FALLEN LEAVES FOR WISHES,
AND TRY AND ACT NORMALLY , MAYBE WRITE A POEM FOR MISTER PINEAPPLE
ABOUT LEAVES AND WISHES,
I'M SURE THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL BE HAPPY IF I STOP,
ANYWAY WE WISH YOU STRENGTH AND A SPEEDY RECOVERY MY FRIEND
AND A LARGE BAG OF LEAVES WITH WISHES WRITTEN ON THEM
ARRIVING AT YOUR BEDSIDE.