The Pepperman Goes Way Beyond
I OPENED A DOOR
WAY BEYOND HOME.
I STOOD FOR A MOMENT
THEN STARTED TO ROAM.
I THOUGHT I HEARD
AN OCEANS ROAR.
WHAT I SAW,
WAS UNSEEN BEFORE.
THE HEAVENS WERE CLOSE.
JUST REACH OUT AND TOUCH.
THAT'S MY DESCRIPTION,
I KNOW IT'S NOT MUCH.
IT WAS A CLEAR GREEN SKY.
IT STARTED REFLECTING A LIGHT.
ONE MUST IMAGINE
DAY INTO NIGHT.
THE GREEN BECAME DARKER
LIKE THAT OF EMERALD.
THIS WAS A NIGHT
TILL THIS DAY IS MEMORABLE.
STRANGE ORANGE GLOWS
WOULD GO ROARING BY.
THEY WOULD COME AND GO
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
THE ATMOSPHERE SEEMED
TO RISE AND FALL
WITH EACH OF THE PASSING'S
OF THOSE ORANGE GLOWING BALLS.
YELLOW'S AND BLUES
GREENS AND REDS.
SWIRLING AROUND
AND FILLING MY HEAD.
THE GASSES OR CLOUDS
CREATED FORMATIONS.
THEY LOOKED PEOPLE.
OR JUST IMITATIONS.
SOME LOOK ANCIENT.
OTHERS LOOKED FRESH.
MY DESCRIPTION OF VISIONS
ARE SOMEWHAT MY BEST.
A MOMENT IN TIME
OR JUST A REFLECTION.
THIS ALL TOOK PLACE
IGNORING OBJECTIONS.
IF I RELEASE ALL THE DETAILS
YOU JUST WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
IT MIGHT ANSWER QUESTIONS
HOW THE WORLD WAS CONCEIVED.
OF THE MILLIONS OF DOORS
I OPENED THIS ONE.
ON A COURSE OF COLLISION
SO THE DREAM IS ALL DOME
Copyright © Michael E. Harris | Year Posted 2018
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