Jackie asked his grandmother,
\n\u201cMemaw, would you do me a favor?
\nWould you make a wish on the wishing star
\nfor me tonight?\u201d
\nMemaw spread her hands.
\nFisherman, save a silver fish for Jackie.
\nPostman, bring a valentine.
\nSoldier, drop your gun,
\nrun home and play.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat should I wish for?\u201d she asked.
\nImmortal Buddha,
\nsmile with passion on a passionate world.
\nTime paused to listen.
\n\u201cIf I tell you it might not come true.\u201d
\nhe said.
\nMemaw\u2019s heart enfolded his.
\n\u201cI think it would.\u201d she said.
\n\u201cWhat should I wish for?\u201d
\nJack glowed.
\n\u201cI want everyday to be today.\u201d
\nhe declared.
\nTime sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou mean you want everyday to be
\nlike today?\u201d Memaw asked.
\n\u201cNo, I want everyday to be today,
\nexcept for one little part.\u201d
\nand he was silent.
\nMystery is a part of all horizon.
\n\u201cWas somebody mean to you?\u201d Memaw asked.
\n\u201cNo.\u201d
\n\u201cDid you make a mistake?
\nWere you mean to somebody else?\u201d
\n\u201cNo.\u201d He shook his head.
\n\u201cIt was nothing like that,
\nI don\u2019t want to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay!\u201d she replied.
\nEveryone should bless a day
\na child blesses.
\nThat night Memaw prayed on the
\nwishing star.
\nTime added a day every day,
\nto an hour Jack would recognize,
\nalways, every day to be today,
\nbrand new.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jackie asked his grandmother, \u201cMemaw, would you do me a favor? Would you make a wish on the wishing star for me tonight?\u201d Memaw spread…<\/p>\n