If Only in A Sane Dream

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters. - Thoreau

i walk upon the leathery, old river that once laughed its way through town

hopping from cloud to cloud

drop kicking the hills down

swinging from star to star

stopping to take in the view from the moon

hoping that eternity can't start too soon

my head bumping up against heaven's floor

searching for a living door

i sleep on a sand dune

breathing december in the month of june

with a song in my head, i know i'm not dead

as i give cpr to a golden bassoon

creating a new, miraculous tune

tomorrow night can't come too soon

as my closed eyes eat unmelting ice cream

you know what i mean

if only in a sane dream

Author's Note

"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake." - Thoreau

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

If you come across some of that unmelting ice cream, check to see if they have any Hagen Daz creamy mango

[Pete]

you made ma laugh over my raisin bran first thing today.