Better Than the Best of All Dreams

I dreamed of a night for many years Wandering far from home; When I could stand and stare at the stars Silently, on my own. Head uplifted, eyes open wide; Points of light eternal Racing through darkness Into my eyes. Desiring nothing More than this: To gaze upon the universe And know its kiss… Sweet upon my soul within Lost in limbo there and then; ‘til pierced by the light (Photons abound) Filling my soul With mystery profound. By gravity’s grace On this blue and green sphere Leaving me to wonder Why everything’s here. And how long have you traveled Harbinger of life Through light years of space In the dead of night? Did you begin in the Big Bang Or perhaps, before then? Did you see the face of the Creator And intrinsically know Him? Or are you a more recent arrival In the Milky Way Realm? Did you come from our own Next door neighbor, the Sun Or have you traveled farther still, Out there on the run? Have you seen other civilizations of people like us In the distant reaches of time and space Swarming with stars and planets, Made from the megalithic turning pin wheels of gasses and dust? Did you know Andromeda, Orion, Cancer and Crater? What of Corona Borealis, Draco and Cassiopeia? Did you fly by Delphinus and Gemini, the Twins, Past Pegasus and Perseus on your way to Microscopium? I could ask these kinds of questions Until time stands still But we’ll be long gone by then And I will have never been quite filled With all of the wonder Life in this Universe brings Me to the end of another good day Far better than the best of all dreams.