Twinkle, twinkle...I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight.
An old child's song, it may be the first wish song all remember.
But this one? A Wish for Wings that Work by Berkeley Breathed, the creator of Bloom County. a comic strip that ran from 1980 - 1989. It is unlike any comic strip of its day, as it featured political issues and personal interactions that were not normal for its time.
Opus is a penguin (the main character in Bloom County) who gazes to the sky and longs to join the ducks that catch the wind, flying high and wide. All the while, he flaps his penguin wings hopelessly.
His only flight he can make is in the water where he glides easily. He continually asks and wishes for "wings that work". The only way to attain these wings is to ask Santa Claus to help him. But Santa develops a problem, one that can be solved by Opus, and Opus alone.
His only flight he can make is in the water where he glides easily. He continually asks and wishes for "wings that work". The only way to attain these wings is to ask Santa Claus to help him. But Santa develops a problem, one that can be solved by Opus, and Opus alone.
Wishes are still part of our lives. Although we are older, we still make them casually without thinking that they are still true to us, earthbound people who dream to fly in some way.