The Wishing Well

The Wishing Well

By Elaerina Cragsinger



A coin drops from a single hand;

The wish it holds falls from above;

A maiden sighs but once, so softly;

Declares then her undying love.



Amongst the other wishes nestled;

In water dark and rimed with frost;

The maiden's coin glows bright long after;

Others have their luster lost.



Above the wishing well time passes;

Two souls respect and friendship learn;

And while above no words are spoken;

Below, in waters dark, hope burns.



And then one day two new coins fall;

To join the one wish faithfully held;

Two friends now turn and smile with joy;

Two wishes into one dream meld.





And as before, the maiden sighs;

While in the moonlight from above;

The water in the wishing well;

Reflects two hands entwined in love.