Back on the Block

If my heart can become

pure and simple

like that of a child,

I think there probably

can be no greater happiness

than this.

 

                 Kitaro Nishida

 

happiness than this."   

 

I stand most humbly

Before man's wisdom,

Knowing we are not

Really wise:

If we were

We'd open up the kingdom

And make earth happy

As the dreamed of skies.

 

            Langston Hughes

 

 

 

 

Last night I dreamed.
Not something I do often,
Not something I could really understand.
It was strange, the images haunting,
The feelings oh so real.
Last night I dreamed.

Last night I dreamed.
I was in a setting unfamiliar,
With people I seemed to be
Only vaguely acquainted.
Some I seemed to have feelings for,
While others I barely knew.
Last night I dreamed.

Last night I dreamed.
I said my goodbyes,
Some were more poignant
Than others. Some had
No emotion at all.
Some brought tears and fears,
And some seemed
To bring relief.
Last night I dreamed.

Last night I dreamed.
I found myself traveling,
Following some distance star.
Seeking someone to help me understand it.
Trying to find the happiness that has eluded me.
The love that I have needed so desperately.
I arrived at my destination unannounced.
You were there waiting.

Last night I dreamed.

                     Tenthltr2u (c) April 2006