Love Poem: Dreaming
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Written by: Bernadette Langer

Dreaming

I dreamt of being on a cloud 
Dancing and laughing gaily out loud 
For I felt so very light and free 
Free of life's mediocrity 

In my dream I was deeply in love 
Not the kind that kids dream of 
But real and rich, well worth the fare
Such a love is extremely rare

I dreamt of circus's and of clowns 
Equated them to life's ups and downs 
For joy in life is sometimes fleeting 
Unpredictable in its next meeting

I saw my childhood of ribbons and bows 
Ballet slippers with rose dipped toes
Round and round my dream did swirl 
From old age to being an innocent girl

Some was future, some was past 
The dream did a very long time last
I saw what I wished would come to be
Yet I saw what was, with great clarity

For such is life, the source of dreams 
An escape, a wish, the in betweens 
To search, to hope, to see anew 
Wrapped inside a dreams yearning view

I opened my eyes at very long last 
The dream now over, its spell well cast
When I realized that all I had seen
Didn't have to remain just a dream 

For we can all build castles in the sand 
Seek until we find the very right man 
Dance upon a billowy cloud at night 
Allow our spirit to soar and take flight

Yes that is our gift set free 
Imagination and its wish to be
We may not understand the world at best
Our ability to enjoy our biggest quest