What does it take to grant a wish?
A thousand paper cranes.
What must I do for my own wish?
To fold my thousand cranes.
I started work immediately
To make my prayers heard.
But which one matters most to me?
That... was left unanswered
Should I wish for fame and fortune
To ease my poverty?
Should I wish for a bounteous boon;
Does it matter truly?
Most blessedly, there came to me
One pleasant companion.
He sat and folded cranes with me;
Joyful occupation.
He helped me fold my paper cranes
For my wish to come true.
He told me that "The number wanes,
Tell what wishes have you."
I did not know at that moment
And I told him as much.
"You should wish for things that are meant."
He said that, with a touch.
That I recall while I behold
The thousandth paper crane.
So then I wished that I may hold
Him, who helped me..... again.
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Read my Heart - A Collection of Poetry
PoetryThis is partly a journal and partly a literary endeavor. Herein, between the covers lie all of my dreams and art: my tales of friends and lovers. If you please, oh! Read my heart!
