Sunshine from a buttercup.
Eat honey from flowers with the bees.
Swing on a rainbow.
Avoid reality.
Eschew mediocrity.
Ignore limits.
Turn a deaf ear to reason.
Ruin your shoes walking in a swamp.
Pull up Indian pipes.
Smear blood root on your face.
Hunt for animal tracks.
Lose your jacket.
Forget to go home in time for supper.
Bob on a raft on the ocean
Until you feel the waves
All night while you sleep.
Wonder which man to make love to
And consider each one in detail.
Imagine dancing Swan Lake while
You doze on your porch.
Eat toast with cinnamon sugar
Make fresh rhubarb pie.
Go to New England to buy apples in Autumn.
Paint a wild, terrible piece of art.
Hang it in your bedroom.
Squander money on a truly outstanding handbag
And
Stop trying to save your life.
(c)Wendie Donahue
published in Skipping Stones, Vol VI
Mindworm Press, Chesapeake, VA
skipping stones
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