There are many lines from Robin Williamson of the Incredible String Band that I wish I'd written:
Ah, if I were a witch's hat,
Sitting on her head like a paraffin stove,
I'd fly away and be a bat,
Across the air I would rove.
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Ask the snail beneath the stone,
Ask the stone beneath the wall,
Are there any stars at all?
Like an eagle in the sky--
Tell me if air is strong!
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Your wish is not granted unless it's a fish.
Your wish is not granted unless it's a dish.
A fish on a dish? Is that what you wish?
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