''Last Night I Dreamt''


Last night I dreamt -

The leaves on the long winding road crunched,
      And in a black car I rode weeping,
And when it reached its final destination,
            I was standing with a single red rose.

And again and again -

I meander up a labyrinth road into the hush,
      Drooping trees creak and groan sadly;
And birds chirp beneath an inky purple sky,
            A cold north wind is blowing and howling.

So beautiful and lonely is this place of tears,
      But I wish to run far away from this dream;
Still, a deep peacefulness wraps around me,
            This place is etched into my mind.

Row on row, headstones old and crumbling,
      Inscriptions unreadable, others new;
I admire beautiful moss draped angel statues,
             In the maze- the one I seek beckons.

Deep engraved names that I know well,
      My beloved rest beneath my feet in peace;
And I drift this sad misty place, a dreamer,
           Floating with my long gone memories.

I have stepped into a dream of grieving,
      And I read words engraved in cold stone;
Engraved forever and for all eternity, beloved,
            This is where I find you- only in dreams

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May 7, 2016

Poetry/Verse/"Last Night I Dreamt"
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