We graced the clouds like children
traipsing about and skipping over bumps
laughing at the magic of the universe.
How had we forgotten
those moments that slipped in while we lay weary
fighting each moment that tried to steal us away,
not yet ready to sleep we fought so hard,
not realizing that the best was yet to come.
We cast our ships to the sea of stars
lit by the moon we found our way each time,
trying so hard to remember the words,
the stories we lived in those places
and being woken not ready,
not noticing the images slip quickly away
like rabbits startled into the brush
we rubbed our eyes and stepped tiredly from the warmth,
oddly content by a full night of rest
unaware often of where we had travelled
across the cosmos on the grandest adventure,
but now that we are older
we look forward to those moments of escape,
quiet places we slip away to visit
happy to find the calm and peace craved
sailing our ship of dreams
we ride the gentle waves
into a sweet bliss.
Peace, Love and Patchouli 