A fistful of Wishes -The Poem of the magic Pond JL SMITH

         A fish bowl of Wishes  

by: Angel of Authenticity 01-21-25

A wiggle worm wiggled on a hook,

A hole in his side, and trouble afoot.

He prayed a prayer as his voice shook

Please lord let me return home to my nook

The man mid-cast, dreaming of a bite,

He whistled as he pulled his line tight 

"Surely I am good enough to eat, today  right?

He waited intensely -for a splish  splashy fight

Just below the water a fish on his knees 

Wishing for a meal the fish pleads

Please lord don't let anything capture me 

I am just a humble fish and want to be free 

Wiggle worm hit the pond with a ker-plop,

Flew off the hook—the bobber did not.

The man looked up like he thought he got 

A victory and it  was coming in hot 

The fish blinked twice, thought, “Could it be?

A worm so fine, and it’s all for me?”

Fish didn't waste no time or skip a beat

  worm escaped  as if he had  grown feet  

The line went slack; the man stood still,

The fish flopped wildly, testing his skill

The hook was snagged  in the fishes gill

It tore lose to fishes thrill 

The man reeled in fast, the fish dinner he could taste  

But No fish, no worm his line as empty as his face 

Frustrated, he yelled, losing his grace 

Am I Not good enough to eat? What a waste !

But then from behind came a breath of air—

The growling sigh of a hungry bear.

Before the man could run, froze in a stare 

The bear had dinner & returned home to her lair 

Down in the pond, the fish swam slow,

Nursing his wound just glad to go 

The worm vanished-into a  hole 

Missing was the man,and his pole  

Indeed  answered from wishes made

The worm off the hook, and the fish got away 

The man proved worthy enough to eat- I'd say!

Little was it known the mans wife followed him that day 

From the other  end of the fishing retreat 

The wife of the man prayed for his defeat 

She wanted a divorce -Her husband a cheat

She prayed for his heart to be ripped piece by piece.

Investigators were mighty suspicious

Where is the man? Who could have done this

The bear testified- He was delicious

The woman wasnt known for being malicious

 The Cop decided to make a wish  from his canoe 

He wishe for a woman any would do

as long as she liked going bare, and would make him food

Todays your lucky day said the bear to the dude

When it comes to a magical spot  wish big

to do this right  reach deep and dig 

Like mother bears cries tired of eating just   figs 

ona diet t she prayed for a man to cheat with and maybe a pig

The canoe floated empty now-No cop around 

The investigation went up in the air and down in the ground

They search turned up nothing all that was found 

wishing for a canoe a boy sat with his hound. 

The moral of this story-A tail of a spot

When prayers are spoke-Your wish you got 

Be careful what your fishing for, or what your not 

You just might end up in a scorned womans plot!