Life Is The Dream

Life is the dream Fleeting in the night Death the enduring reality Dream hard while you can Sweet as a nightmare From which you know you must Wake up Dream the world The mountain, the river The animals that feed and play Dream the ocean's ebb and flow The people Who pass in and out Lover, acquaintance, steadfast friend Dream them all Dream them well ‘Neath a blanket of stars Tucked like a kiss To hold you till morning The dawn bringing light Promising light. ~ Laurence Overmire (Previously published in Poets International, May 2014)