A Dream Vision

I travelled far and wide Through many different times I saw the bright Truth, Behind the veil of Death's bride. I saw wisdom devalued And all knowledge destroyed. I saw blank generations Desperately clutching their toys. I saw money rot The souls of financiers And presidents burn With the fires of their vices. I saw a mushroom cloud Turn a city to ashes. I saw Tsunamis, earthquakes And stock market crashes. I saw needle and vein Engage in a kiss, That would lead to ruin, Not permanent bliss. I travelled far and wide Through Stations of the Cross. I saw the power and glory of kings, With the mark of Cain on their sins. I saw the blood of Christ On the frenzied prophets' skins. I saw the cruel one sided show trials And death row's ragged strangers crucified. I saw soldiers display Their precise killer's art. I saw poets & artists Weeping; torn between The light & the dark. I saw the holy Buddha Meditate to end needless Suffering & cruel fate. I travelled far and wide through the gates of Heaven & Hell I endured the pain of loss And enjoyed temporary thrills. I glimpsed aspects of The eternal design; As they appeared in fragments, On plagued, dead end streets at midnight. I watched the human struggle, Both demonic & sublime. From Eden to Golgotha; From Auschwitz through to Palestine. I saw the face of fear Escape into the void I saw the face of love Embrace the rose of union. Yes I travelled through Many different times: In a dream vision Far and wide.