AuthorsDen.com   Join | Login    
Where Authors and Readers come together!

SIGNED BOOKS    AUTHORS    BOOKS    SAMPLE CHAPTERS    AUDIOBOOKS    eBOOKS    STORIES    ARTICLES    POETRY    BLOGS    NEWS    VIDEOS    SUCCESS    TESTIMONIALS

Featured Authors:  Margaret Mullings, i Dadfire, iRichard Cederberg, iMary Lynn Plaisance, iDebra Kraft, iWilliam Manchee, iJames Hill, iElla Rydzewski, i Aberjhani, iEva Pasco, i

  Home > Psychology > Poetry        Popular: Books, Stories, Articles, Poetry        Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     

Ronald W. Hull

 Follow Me  

· Contact Me
· Success story
· Books
· Articles
· Poetry
· News
· Stories
· Messages
· 1,768 Titles
· 17,669 Reviews
· Save to My Library
· Share with Friends!
·
Member Since: Before 2003

Ronald W. Hull, click here to update your pages on AuthorsDen!


Books by
Ronald W. Hull











See all Books
by Ronald W. Hull



Wishful Thinking
by Ronald W. Hull → (All Poetry by Ronald W. Hull)
Saturday, April 28, 2018    Rated "G" by the Author.
Share   Print  Save   Follow   Share on Facebook

Somehow, when we wish for things, we often don't think of the consequences and get much more than we wished for.


Poem Artwork


Image Courtesy Pascal Wallisch 


Wishful Thinking


I wish I had a million dollars,
so I would no longer be in arrears.
A lifestyle lasting about seven years?

I wish I had a brand-new car,
so I could drive without any fears.
Knowing it to be obsolete in three years?

I wish that I was a corporate CEO,
I'd work my staff to tears.
Surely indicted within three years?

I wish I had a dozen kids,
so I could relax and let them work.
Grow up to be like their old man, the jerk?

I wish I had a new house,
I'm tired of cleaning and fixing.
New taxes and repairs so vexing?

I wish I owned a farm,
lead a life of freedom and ease.
After crop failure and disease?

I wish I was single again,
free from the heckling old hen.
Online love's from where, when?

Copyright 2018 © Ronald W. Hull

4/26/18

You could read this poem at my website here.

 


Ron's Place

Want to review or comment on this poem?


Need a FREE Reader Membership?


 Reviews of "Wishful Thinking"
Reviewed by Jerri Blair
Reviewed on May 4, 2018
Always a mistake to wish for something else.

Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on May 2, 2018
Totally enjoyed, but, as the old saying goes, be careful of what you wish for.

Cheers,
Dan

Reviewed by Susanne Leist
Reviewed on May 1, 2018
Every silver lining has its own dark cloud.

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on April 30, 2018
I'd wish for most of them too,
Though I think they do make be blue,
If wishing did work, we would all have a clue,
Everything we owned ever would also be new...-e-

Reviewed by Lark Pogue
Reviewed on April 30, 2018
Unique. Really liked this one.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on April 30, 2018
You certainly have expressed both sides of "wishing," Ron. I appreciate your wry sense of humor here. Thank you for sharing. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed on April 30, 2018
Wishful thinking to enslave your dozen children, but children aren't going to stay with you in these days and time.

Sandie

Reviewed on April 29, 2018
I wish I could have, would have or should have.........Wishing doesn't get it. Reality is all we have but man do I ever wish a lot!! 'Enjoyed this so much, Ron, baby!!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Eva Pasco
Reviewed on April 29, 2018
As Charlotte Vale in 'Now, Voyager' said, "Don't wish for the moon, when we have the stars."

Reviewed on April 28, 2018
Nice poem Ron. Yes every of those wishes has a side effect :)

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on April 28, 2018
You know what they say, wish in one hand and shit in the other, and see which hand fills up first.

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on April 28, 2018
I suppose this could go on and on with innumerable wishes, but there is such a thing as wanting too much. Enjoyed this fine poem.

Reviewed by Patricia Hilliard
Reviewed on April 28, 2018
Great poem, even when I think "Wish I had written a best seller," then think again about all those authors traveling around to promote their books, sitting in traffic, at airports, meeting the public who are not always so appreciative. What am I wishing for? Online promotion is so much easier, even if the dollars don't roll in by the thousands. Thanks for the poetic reminder about wishing!

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on April 28, 2018
Perfect graphic to accompany this entertaining and enlightening treatise on the fallacies of the "perfect fix" syndrome our society continually indulges in. I particularly liked the irony of numbers here.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on April 28, 2018
Not bad, Ron. But you know I do not wish for anything. I may think about them, but I truly do not wish for them. I'm contended and happy. Why the hell would I wish for more.


New Poetry by Ronald W. Hull
Popular Poetry (Psychology)
  1.  blink'd
  2.  With the Secret of It
  3.  Happiness Lost
  4.  Basking in its Own Light...
  5.  Pondering...stuff
  6.  Empathy
  7.  Troubles
  8.  Hope
  9.  The Shadow Voices Lied...
  10.  Something New
  11.  2012
  12.  Winds of Change
  13.  Chaos
  14.  Cracks
  15.  Ocean of Emotion
  16.  Loss
  17.  Darkness Has a Face
  18.  Stop Asking
  19.  The Homeless
  20.  Cold Wind
Free Book Review Program
Select a book to read and review today!

FREE DOWNLOAD The Conundrums of Psychology by Sam Vaknin

Controversies and debates in modern psychology.  
Member BookAds

The Tireasis Complex by Dr. Patrick ODougherty

Tireasas is a Greek prophet in contrast to the Jewish prophets. He was put to death for truth saying.  
Member BookAds

P Point Management by William Cottringer

This book helps managers focus on doing the little things that get the biggest results with the least side effects.  
Member BookAds