My Life In Poetry

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Tag: wish

  • Little Wish

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    Jeannie Johnson
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    Another childhood favorite written at age 12. I had a little wishTo own a little fishThat would swishAnd swish and swish.

  • The Thing That’s Wrong with Peas

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    Jeannie Johnson
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    I wish peas were square,Then they wouldn’t roll off everywhere.They’re sweet and deliciousBut the rolling’s quite vicious,When you find most of them under your chair! They won’t stay on your fork.They won’t even stay on your plate.To be mushed on the groundEven if they’re ever foundSeems to be their inevitable fate. Maybe there is some…