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poettothecars
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0 posted 2006-08-11 04:03 PM


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Those Three Wishes

11 August 2006


When sorrow was another day
the one we wished never came
Those unexpected moments
the ones that frighten us even more

As if Aladdin had a lamp
and those wishes come true
Then love had it divisions
and that was often the case

To be united, or divided on course
wanting yesterday to be replaced
Looking forward, onward
to tomorrow from today

Each heart in pain
a sadness on account
For when sorrow was another day
you wish that sorrow was indeed, yesterday


Aladdin is one of the tales with a Syrian origin in the collection 1001 Arabian Nights,
and one of the most famous in Western culture.

The story concerns young man named Aladdin, who is recruited by a sorcerer to retrieve an
old oil lamp from a cave. After the sorcerer attempts to double-cross him, Aladdin keeps the
lamp for himself, and discovers that it summons a Genie that is bound to do the bidding of
the person holding the lamp. With the aid of the Genie of the Lamp, Aladdin becomes rich
and powerful and marries a princess


© 2006 Christopher W Herbert (a New Zealand Poet)

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© Copyright 2006 Christopher W Herbert - All Rights Reserved
Kristabell
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1 posted 2006-08-11 06:29 PM


I have seen that movie. It's a good one. Nice write.

Kristabell

"Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to inspire yourself to life."

poettothecars
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2 posted 2006-08-12 11:47 PM


I think the emphasis on Aladdin was more to do with luck, or the desire of overcoming difficult times

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