A Winged Wish

A wish—

a tender sigh 

lingering in the languid breeze 

of my yearning thoughts


Will it disappear  

like the wandering wind 

into the quiet emptiness 

of the void 


Yet if wishes were given wings  

they might rise like birds  

to soar in the open sky 

and then return with hope

to alight in my heart


By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States