Claire V. Bogdanos

I’d  like to be a pachyderm with trunk so ever long

Or if I was a nightingale I’d woo you with my song

And if I were a camel I might cross the desert wide

But if I was a pony I could give each child a ride.

Now if I were a seagull I might fish upon the beach

Or if I were an eagle on a treetop I would screech

Yet if I were an owl I might just be the wisest bird

But most of all my wish is that each prayer I’ve said is heard !