I dreamt of you last night...
saw old winds dancing pirouette
on restless ocean waves,
as if they too heard the
echoes of your words
fall as dust to my memory.
"If ever I leave, know that
I'll always love you."
I thought about the storms...
about how thunderous hoofbeats
are a symphony to my ears -
prelude to an ivory crackled sky
and a restless welcome rain.
I thought about friendship...
the gentle persuasion of your smile
and how a subtle word or silence
bears the same gentle comfort
well beyond the longest forever.
and, then your words...
"If ever I leave, know that
I'll always love you."
sometimes we wish
for dreams to come true
and, sometimes
it's just nice to have them
for a little while longer.