Wishful Thinking

MAGPIE 270

                                                        

                                                                     Artwork by Ulrike Bolenz

Courtesy Tess Kinkaid, Magpie Tales on blogspot.com

Of course I can fly
Anytime I want to
Look at my wings
What
You can't see them?

I can fly absolutely
Take off anytime
I choose to
Believe
Whatever you want 

It is very hard
To make that first
Flight on my own
Away
From what I know

It is fine for you
To sit and judge
You don't know
Glue
Holds me together.





Barbara M Lake  ©
Trinidad, WI
May 2015

Hail Mary

MAGPIE 269

Photograph courtesy Tess Kinkaid

http//magpietales.blogspot.com/

Hail Mary

Full of grace

They likened you

To a bubblehead

Hail Mary

The Lord is 

With thee, blessed

Those who understand

Holy Mary

Mother of God

Pray  for those

Who are blind

Mother Mary

Pray, forgive them

They know not

What they do 

Oh tender Mary

Those begging intercession

Were never left

Unaided and bereft

Lady of Nations

Queen of Heaven

I beg you

Ignore the headset

Filled with confidence

I approach you

To pray for

Them, me, Amen.

Barbara M Lake ©

May 2015 

Trinidad WI

My God, But You're Lovely!

MAGPIE 268

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY TESS KINKAID

Magpie Tales:http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2015/05/mag-268.html

Oh my God

You're bloody gorgeous

So handsome

Even though stoned!

Oh my Lord
What chiselled features
Highly polished
Smooth and suave!

Oh sweet Jesus

Mirror doesn't lie

Cannot look

At me anymore!

Oh hell fire

World must see

Let me snap

A pretentious selfie!

After thought!

I don't have

A better side

I'm Greek

Get over it!

Peter Sellers in 'There's A Girl In My Soup'  British Comedy 1970

Barbara M Lake ©

May 2015

Trinidad, WI