I’d like to fly – before I die - above the Everglades

Camp up high -close to the sky – on Table Mountain’s grades

Dive down deep - where fishes sleep - and octopi drift by

Gung my chi - in a monastery - where the silent rules apply

Write a book - with a Masters ‘hook’ - that everyone will read

Create some art that - when I depart - will posthumously succeed

Save some lives - when fate contrives - to cast them to the mire

Set a lure – unveil a cure – to make illnesses expire

Define a clause - to change our laws - so that junk foods have no charm

Take a stand - ‘gainst the upper hand - that lets people come to harm

Give our furry friends - the means and ends - to stand up for their rights

And set our planets - well-being - firmly in your sights

I’d like to cover - everything - and set the record straight

See a huge reprieve - before I leave - and know our World is great!

If only my range – of positive change – could be everywhere at once

Half my bucket list - would not exist – and our Earth would stand a chance.