An Ode to Daydreams

I don’t need to lie on the grass and look at the clouds change shape

Or be on the mountain top and feel the breeze graze my face

I don’t need a shoulder to cry

Or a hand over my head to keep my faith

I don’t need to smell puppy breath

Or watch my dog chase his tail

All I need is to close my eyes and let dreams prevail

I don’t need to watch the sunset turn the sky into a million hues

Or gaze at stars trying to spot Pegasus

I don’t need the warmth of loving arms

Or any lucky charms

I don’t even need single malts

Or such trivial pursuits

All I need is to close my eyes to banish the blues

Not Just Folklore

What can I say

That is not said before

About an emotion 

Found only in lore 

While you slept

I could not help stare

Affection, desire,

Ecstasy & despair

Felt all at once, Oh my heart

You must prepare

This love, boon or bane

It’s ours to bear