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Wishmas

Santa dear
So I hear
Christmas is a time
To spread good cheer.
You grant wishes galore
To rich and poor
Dispel gloom
Chase away fear
To desolate hearts
Bring celestial warmth
And light up souls
With star-spangled mirth!

Why then
Did you so conspire
To deny my sole wish
Break my hopeful heart?
I did not ask
The world of you-
Just one tiny corner
To be my universe
Just one little star
In my firmament
To light my path
Now dreary and dark.

Or perhaps
On second thoughts
It was a tall order
For you to grant
And let me have
Just what I want
Had you fulfilled
My cherished dream
Why then would I desire
Your charity to light my fire
Or eagerly await
Your next arrival

I never wished on stars
But this one was
Well, unique!
Little wonder, then
It’s charm
You couldn’t resist!
Alongwith the star
You took away
My lone ray of hope!
O Harbinger of cheer,
This cruel joke was
An agonising wish-miss.

Posted in Poetry.



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  1. Chethna Shenoy says

    Don”t be angry with Santa, i”m sure you wish is on its way to be delivered.

  2. Jasir Alavi says

    ouch! ouch! ouch! that was really painful..

  3. Ash K says

    very pepped up and upbeat tinge to the poem….hope Santa grants all your wishes udi….amen!!!

  4. Sailesh Cousik says

    Very nice expression of the joys, hopes and disappointments of Christmas. Hope the new year makes all your wishes come true. Thanks to a visit to KBs Blog I found that you are back blogging on the Iland. Welcome back..

  5. Amit Agrawal says

    Udi, HE has something better in mind for you - than what you had wished for….just wait with some more patience….have a great 2007:)

  6. dee vine says

    : ) nice and cheery… happy 2007 udita

  7. spsingh Rathore says

    v.v.nice !!!!

  8. meena sundar says

    wonderful…honest expression!!!

  9. madhavi sreenivasan says

    wonderful udita. I see beauty in this poem… honest expression… maybe santa had better plans for u in future… just wait n watch in the coming yrs. hope ur wish comes true. All the Best to you for all the prosperity u want to achieve… Happy New Year….. some days back i wrote such a sad poem n a dear friend passed this comment “when god fulfills ur wish its good, but when he doesnt fulfil its even better coz he knows whats best for u”… it was indeed a very inspiring comment…

  10. madhavi sreenivasan says

    wonderful udita. I see beauty in this poem… honest expression… maybe santa had better plans for u in future… just wait n watch in the coming yrs. hope ur wish comes true. All the Best to you for all the prosperity u want to achieve… Happy New Year….. some days back i wrote such a sad poem n a dear friend passed this comment “when god fulfills ur wish its good, but when he doesnt fulfil its even better coz he knows whats best for u”… it was indeed a very inspiring comment…

  11. Trishna Mumbai says

    I just want to say one thing…sometimes HIS answer is NO… take care UC.. T

  12. Kanchan Bhattacharya says

    firstly, this poem is fabulous! Christmas is not a time that denies- if anything, it gives joy! Even though a non-Christian, I found joy, praying at the portals of a church in Guwahati, it was so crowded! Personally, life seems to take away things that you desire most- and these days the disaster seem to choose December and the winter in general to strike! Then again, there are personal problems- that seem ages to get resolved! I wish you a very Happy 2007, hope it does get you what you wish for! Cheers!