Summary
A poem is compared to a child's wish, expressed through a metaphor involving a shiny penny thrown into a well.
Abstract
The poem "A Poem is a Wish" likens a poem to a child's wish, expressed through the metaphor of a shiny penny tossed into a well. The clatter of the penny echoes in the stony void, symbolizing the childish hope that still believes in the power of shooting stars, spelling bees, and secrets told at sleepovers. The poem suggests that this hope persists long after the trinket that gave it voice has turned to rust, similar to a scene in the movie The Goonies.
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A poem is a wish tossed like a shiny penny into a local well.
The clatter echoes in the stony void, a whisper of childish hope that still believes in the power of shooting stars and spelling bees and secrets told at sleepovers,
long after the trinket that gave it voice has turned to rust.
Like that one scene in The Goonies.
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