Birthday wish

I wish my thoughts were long, long thoughts,
Like sunset shadows cast on lawns
Or chasms spanning dusks to dawns

I wish my thoughts were vast and wide
Like filmy slicks spread on waters
Where inky squids birth inky daughters

I wish my thoughts were tried and true
Like timeless music with no beat
That everyone would know by heart

But Leonard Cohen I'll never be
So God please be good to my wife
Give what peace can be had in this life