Beyond the Shimmer

I walked in a dream where things weren't what they seemed way beyond the shimmer every thing glowed with an inner light giving the dark landscape a silver sheen the light came from with in the child of man I was able to see their souls I saw how they were tainted with greed lust wanton need evil's dark seed this made their souls dim then I saw beyond the shimmer where the mist thinned a sea where children played in its waves setting little paper boats afloat filled with petals I asked and they told how the boats were filled with their hopes and dreams and if they were sealed with wax how they would last to send them to god beyond the sea I stood with them to watch them sail way beyond the shimmer glinting with a silver sheen (c) mjr 2008