A contest with a poem by Ted Berrigan as a prompt. The contest owner found the poem by Ted Berrigan fascinating...brings on the question, what do you wish for...you don't need to follow Berrigan's format, but can if you wish...but poem must be uniquely yours.
Word limit 75-165. Nothing religious. The poem is below.
My poem won the gold in this contest.
Wishes by Ted Berrigan
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Now I wish I were asleep, to see my dreams taking place
I wish I were more awake
I wish a sweet rush of tears to my eyes
Wish a nose like an eagle
I wish blue sky in the afternoon
Bigger windows, & a panorama—light, buildings & people in street air
Wish my teeth were white and sparkled
Wish my legs were not where they are—where they are
I wish the days warmly cool & clothes I like to be inside of
Wish I were walking around in Chelsea (NY) & it was 5:15 a.m., the
sun coming up, alone, you asleep at home
I wish red rage came easier
I wish death, but not just now
I wish I were driving alone across America in a gold Cadillac
toward California, & my best friend
I wish I were in love, & you here