I have seen a dream

For quite a few nights

A dream I welcome

For it offers a place of insight

 

When I drift off

Into the dream mentioned above

I find myself in a clearing

Surrounded by a misty grove

 

For the first few nights

Confusion set in

The fog was thick

And potential horrors hid within

 

After finally adjusting

To this new realm

I was able to sit in silence

And find a tranquil calm

 

Thoughts played in my head

Of days long past

Memories that were made

From days that couldn’t last

 

The more I focused on the good

The fuzzier the visions became

Like the memories were an animal

That couldn’t be tamed

 

Finally I stopped

And let the memories flow

And that’s when I found peace

As the wind came with a gentle blow

 

Soon, the grove fades

Like it does every night

When the alarm goes off

And I can see the sunlight

 

The memory is there

But the full picture is hazed

As if my mind wasn’t there

But was stuck in some daze

 

The grove is but an illusion

For what I have needed

Calm, intentional reflection

Is the idea that has been seeded

 

The grove will no longer return

The idea of it is well sated

For it told me to enjoy my life

Before it has fully faded