Apr 16, 2008

 

 
Once upon a time,
a Granter of Wishes disguised himself as a fish,

teeth of worms within his belly.
Once upon a time,

a king dressed as a commoner,
that he could go fishing at some secret spring

before summer chored away in boredom.
Once upon a time,

a Granter of Wishes was caught, and by a king.
Think of such a thing.

His daughter was ill; his kingdom unwell--
he too was only human.

He returned to the spring, night of the third day.
A Granter of Wishes is a fisher of kings.