one bird
two birds
one bird
two birds
two birds
one bird
two birds
one bird
one bird
two birds
one bird
two birds
two birds
one bird
two birds
one bird
one
~
"are you a visitor?" asked
the dog.
"yes," i answered.
"only a visitor?" asked
the dog.
"yes," i answered.
"take me with you," said
the dog.
~
every
night
in the
world
is a
night
in the
hospital
The Angel
and the Little Old Lady
an angel
appeared to
a little old
lady
& said:
would you
like a
wish?
for my
grand-daughter,
said the little
old lady:
that she grew
up to be a
beautiful young
lady
& marry a
nice young
man
two wishes,
said the angel,
would you
like another?
whatever other
good thing you
can think of,
said the little
old lady
the girl grew up
to be a beautiful
young lady
& married a
nice young man
after a year or
so, a child was
born to them
(the angel's
idea)
- - -
now the old
lady was
quite a bit
older:
the angel
appeared
to her again
& said:
would you
like a
wish?
for the
child, she
said
that he grew
up to be a
handsome
young man
& marry
a nice
young girl
two wishes
said the angel,
would you
like another?
whatever other
good thing
you can think
of,
said the little
old lady
_______________
Robert Lax
33 Poems
New Directions
2019
