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Lori Jones McCaffery
Poems
Apr 2
WEALTH
I’ll never own an aeroplane
But I’ve jumped out of one a dozen times
And felt the freedom of a Meadowlark.
I’m not an expert on French wine
But I’ve been up the Eiffel Tower
And looked out over the City of Lights.
There is no building named for me
But I stood on a scaffold in a burned out cathedral
And saw it as a beginning, and not as the end.
I’ll never wear a giant diamond ring
But I’ve glued sparkling bits of glass
To a thousand hand made things of beauty.
I’ll never walk a long red carpet
Though I have starred in more ‘productions’
Than any actress with gold statues on her shelf.
They’ll never give a dinner just for me
But I’ve fed hundreds with the best meal of their life
And cleaned up all the dishes afterwards.
I do not need a body guard
But I’ve watched guardsmen stamp their feet
Outside a Palace that looked nothing like a home.
I’ll never write an acceptance speech
But I’ve seen lines I’ve written in print
And read them to various audiences.
I’ll never stand upon the moon
But I’ve seen the Fjords and Hula Girls
And stolen my very own iceberg.
I’ll never be Mother of the Year
With many outstanding Children
But I created perfection once
And she’s my legacy to the world.
ljm
She may not like me, but she's avaluable person, and my gift to the world.
Written by
Lori Jones McCaffery
F/Laughlin, Nevada
(F/Laughlin, Nevada)
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