A Dream Within a Dream

A Dream Within A Dream Behold! Fix thine eyes upon Earth's great treasures. Morning calls of birds looking for a mate- Winds blowing over mountains, across plains to blue seas Jungles sweltering in heat and dangers Wilderness teeming with ancient dreams of ghosts of time.... The heavens gazing down at all. Dawns, Waking shadows soon to be burnt by the sun; And just beyond that lucid moment, This world cries to be explored and walked about Mysteries, eternal in their depth, colors and glories - shimmering visions born of cosmic dust and time, Can you hear that first call of youth? Echoes returning from never ending void And Nature proclaiming-- man thou art mine! THOU ART MINE TOO! Seas, Churning , foaming and spitting forth life Gardens in forests born of primeval gods- Stones singing hymns in their silence, Meadows spreading across broad plains into realms anew Can you see, Nature and its magnificence? Herds, by the thousands, rampaging into future time Forests sheltering billions of birds, insects and bright trees Rains plunging down to soak virgin soils, And eternal cycles renewed within Nature's overarching plan. Nights, Ghosts of time, returning to laugh, dance and watch! Harbors welcoming incoming ships and cargo Cities crying to be filled with bustling throngs! Homes with welcoming fires fighting Winter's wrath Snows that paint earth, land and sky.... Rivers and streams on winding never ending quests Lakes glimmering under moon and star lights Creatures moving about water and back to solid land And mankind-- deep beneath earth, scavenging for more treasure! And mankind, planted beneath earth to decay..... R.J. Lindley, March 22nd, 1977 Prose,