one wish

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If I could have
but one wish
~    it would be
to grant the gift
of suspending time
where for awhile
you would be freed
from your duty
~    so you
may
skip joyously
as the child
without burden
or worry
along the trail
full of memories
invoked by the senses
experiencing
the physical
~    land
~    air
~    water
and the fire of sun
shared by another
within the same realm
of appreciation
by your kindred spirit
~    although
not
the same
occasion   ~
that favorite place
away from it all
to walk
to dream
to relax
to just be    ~

~    even if
only a journey
from the once was
recalled fondly
to mind

Words & Image by    ~Keith Alan Hamilton~