A coin dropped into a wishing well poem

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  I Went to a Wishing Well

  

  

  I went to a wishing well,
  tossed in a penny,
  and made a few wishes.
  In fact, I made many.

  I wished I were famous.
  I wished I could fly.
  I wished I were rich,
  and a rock star or spy.

  I wished for a robot
  to do all my chores,
  a dog that could talk,
  and a few dinosaurs.

  I wished for a dragon
  and unicorn too.
  Regrettably, none of
  my wishes came true.

  I made lots of wishes
  but didn’t get any.
  I guess, these days,
  wishes cost more than a penny.

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  About This Poem

  Have you ever made a wish for something you were pretty sure couldn’t come true? I know I did.

  When I was a kid, I did this more than once. Sometimes, when I blew out the candles on my birthday cake, I would wish for a million dollars. Or, when I threw a coin in a fountain or wishing well, I might wish that I had super powers, or something else I knew was impossible. So, I thought it might be fun to write a poem about all of the different kinds of impossible wishes you might make at a wishing well.

  In this poem, none of my wishes came true. But, if you’d like to read a poem about having all of your wishes come true, here’s one you might enjoy.

  From the book The Elephant Repairman

  

  

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