Summer Dream
I wake up suddenly
from the la-la land of sleep
after a beautiful dream.
My room is dark.
as I look around
and see nothing.
But can’t let it rest.
I have to see something.
If nothing else, my ceiling.
as I focus on it. Wow.
suddenly it seems to come alive
like a whole other world
of soft pastel colors
and dim shadows
dancing joyful in patterns
Oh, there is so much to see!
My ceiling has awakened too
into a whole new world.
Is it possible that I had it
all this time without knowing?
A powerful aroma captures me
and envelops all of my senses
I don’t think I am ready for this
but I am getting lost in it…
I want…I want…In my mind is
a picture of an endless ocean.
with water clear as it can be…
In it another life, big and small,
visible now like never before.
Oh, I am jumping and swimming
in this astonishing but different life,
much richer than any other
I have ever known.
I have always belonged here
just never knew.
Swim…swim…this must be
my true world.
No need to swim just give myself
to the current.
It will carry me to where I belong.
Summer Wish
The summer day is singing
in the branches of the old oak tree
the sun’s rays gently caress the
colorful blossoms in flowerbeds
a shimmer of light reflected off
the glimmering surface of the river
as mothers gather with their children
in the cool shade of that old tree.
If only I could visit you
on such a bright summer day
in the splendor of my native city,
to just pass by your window
and see your familiar smile
although I already know
I would not see you
I could not see you
not anymore.
To just walk past like long ago
when I knew you were there
I too was very much there,
to feel again what I felt then…
but nothing is the same
nothing.
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