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Prayers and Dreams

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A child dreamed a hundred times to see
A lakeshore vista in the sunset,
A tide that ebbed by night,
And a river calling out to sea.

What does a child see his life to be?
The conclusion of dreams he forgets,
The fulfillment of a dream he fights,
Or an escape from the dreams he sees?

A thousand days of wandering takes you far;
Boats, planes, trains, and cars.
A thousand days of wondering stills your heart;
Prayers, dreams, suns, and stars.

What man that has gone before now knows
The answers we seek but do not find,
The questions we cannot put to words,
Or the forgotten dreams that repose?

What man is now to reap as he goes?
To see the threads of his dreams unwind,
To find the questions he voiced were heard,
To know the passing of his woes?

A thousand days of wandering takes you far;
Boats, planes, trains, and cars.
A thousand days of wondering stills your heart;
Prayers, dreams, suns, and stars.

What can I hope my life to be?
The conclusion of dreams I forget,
The fulfillment of a dream I fight,
Or an escape from the dreams I see?

I fear more than all else to see
A lakeshore vista in the sunset,
A tide that ebbs by night,
Or a river calling out to sea.

A thousand days of wandering may take you far;
By boats, planes, trains, and cars.
A single day of wondering stills my heart;
Prayers, dreams, suns, and stars.
When I began this it was a mess. A sampling of rhyming words and thoughts put to text that made very little sense. In hindsight, seeing it in such a state makes me a little nauseous. In an objective manner, I say: I have never had a mess of words and thoughts and emotions that came together as true to what I wanted when I started out.

I hope I can do it again...

Thanks for looking at my poetry, here are some other deviants you should check out:
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Also by me:
Tempest of the Tempted / Bleeding Turpentine / The Encounter By The Lake
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