Life Dream

I dream of life from years long ago Of homes, parks, and streets I know Of library walks, then book reading by trees The boys who make fun and tease Taffy colored dog companions On walks in woods by mansions abandoned With Grandparents pulling tomatoes from gardens Sitting in porches as the evening skies darken Then lightening and thunder cracking Rain pouring in waves -- warm winds passing Lights wavering flashlights gathered Trees swinging leaves scattered Then I wake and the house is quiet The meds on the table the winds pliant There are books and water nearby A quiet night waiting for the pain to pass by I rise to look out at the darken skies In the starlight I am quiet no longer asking why Waiting watching tired and trying to let go But time goes by freely for life has its own flow.