In My Dream
I knew you long ago
You were by my side during the war
When the evil doers tried to take
What didn’t belong to them
You tended to my wounds
Dried my tears of despair
Helped me on my feet
And to leave me alone, you did not dare
At night, I slept little
A soldier must try to stay awake
The enemy lurks and is always ready
Surrounding you when you least expect it
Wanting to stealthily attack
Like a thief in the night
If I fell asleep, it would not be for long
But in our dreams, time is not measured
In my dream
I knew you would be waiting
There you sat happily on a rock
By the bubbling brook
Cooling your feet
In the fresh gushing water
I would enjoy watching you from afar
Curiously wondering what you were thinking
At times you looked around
Wondering if I would come
Then you would see me
Soaking the warmth of the midday sun
You would leap up and courageously jump over the rocks
To meet and embrace me
Your first words like a prayer were always
“I love you. I will never forsake you”
Then you would kiss me gentle on my lips
As a Prince would kiss a Princess
My body, weary from the day’s battle would tremble
As you held me in your arms -
I knew you would never let me fall
In my dream
I wished I did not have to return to my duties
I wished I could put down my weapons of war
I wished I would never wake to see another earthly day
In my dream
We would walk in the temperate rainforest
And I would brush my hand against
The fronds of the tree ferns wet with dew
And I could feel the love I had for you
How beautiful and green they looked
Those curious umbrellas carpeting the floor
As they bathed in filtered sunlight
That penetrated heaven’s door
In my dream
We walked hand in hand
Healed by simple peace and quiet.
Yes there was war on Earth
But here in my dream I was safe
Nothing could break the silence
But some fretting bird calling its mate
Even the least of God's creatures
Deserve to be in love
In my dream
We never grew old
We were always beautiful
Always chasing each other
Like children
In our Garden of Eden
Once you even climbed a tree
To hide from me
But I found you
For
In my dream
There can be no loss
In my dream
There was no pain
No enemies to subdue
Nor could Satan and his legions enter
Just me and you
In my dream
Our hearts were as one
Our love was eternal
Our souls indivisible
We were immortal
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