As I grow older.....

       I'd like to climb into Cinderella's pumpkin carriage,

escape to the land where Monsters go to University -

       my guardian angel will drive me down untaken roads

 where the orange fired leaves of autumn burn,

       and fairies decipher digital codes

       I'd like to fly into that night sky where Peter Pan

           flew with lost boys who are lost no more -

          I would trade my frown for a smile anytime, 

             dance on a roof with Mary Poppins, whistle with dwarfs,  

or learn from Wizards for a spell 

     

        How I'd love to go to faraway places not scary 
           made of peppermint chocolate ice cream cones -  

       I'd ride Aladdin's carpet, waving to people below,

     I'd hang from the mast on Captain Sparrow's tall ship

       sailing the wild Caribbean

Arabian knights and Tom Sawyer's tales

       speak to me from days gone by - when Huck Finn

knew the Hardy Boys and Heidi sat on her grandpa's knee

Oh, how I'd like to soar the skies 

in Buzz Lightyear's spaceship with a pig or donkey

I'd like to, as I grow older,

 still wish upon the first star I see at night

Whether in a wheelchair or absent of mind,

I'll always love Micky Mouse and the wind beneath 

my swing, and behind my high flying kite

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