If I Had Two Wishes

I have a favorite poem, it was adapted from 'A Child's Bedtime Song' by Denis Waitley and it is something very true to me, it is something I want to give my own boys and something I want to live by. In light of my recent incident of 'parent pains' I decided that this would be appropriate. I have this poem framed and sitting on my desk at work and home.

ROOTS AND WINGS If I had two wishes, I know what they would be
I'd wish for roots to cling to, and wings to set me free;

Roots of inner values, like rings within a tree,
And wings of independence to seek my destiny.

Roots to hold forever, to keep me safe and strong
To let me know you love me, when I've done something wrong;

To show me by example, and help me learn to choose
To take those actions everyday to win instead of lose.

Just be there when I need you, to tell me it's all right
To face my fear of failing when I test my wings in flight;

Don't make my life too easy, it's better if I try
And fail and get back up myself, so I can learn to fly.

If I had two wishes, and two were all I had
And if they could just be granted by my mom and dad;

I wouldn't wish for money or any store bought things
The greatest gift I'd ask for are simply roots and wings.