I Once Wished

 I once wished for a bed of a certain size

And was given one

With bedding included.

I once wished for boots ~ a certain kind, a certain hue

And there they were ~ one of a kind!

Beautiful, delicate and the perfect price.

I once wished for a small piece of art ~ no one knew ~ but it was given to me in love

By my husband.

And I once wished for a book by a certain someone

Wishing someone would think of me

Thinking I would like this book

The way I had thought of others

And someone did!

I once found the perfect mug ~ and did not buy it in a certain moment, from a certain place. I never mentioned it to a soul.

And someone (my mother) found it in such a crowd and thought of me and gave it to me! It felt like  miracle. It was.

And once I prayed for a child ~ my soul in agony ~ and someone thought of me ~ and chose me~ and gave me her child.

And in all of this life

When my heart felt lonely or unloved

Or shattered

My daughter plants me Violets and says nothing

And there they are in the Spring

My heart bursting with joy

Violets! Who? What?

I find a house of dreams and get to live in it

And I am reminded that

In the pain of many moments

My deepest wishes, my secret hopes

Have most often been honored

Heard.

All these wishes

Gifted

My hearts hopes

Loved