What is a dream?

What is a dream
But a wing and a prayer.
A bit of fairy dust
A wisp of angel hair.

The crashing of waves
As they come to the shore.
Contented with life
But still wanting more.

A blue sky day,
Not a clouds in the sky.
A gentle butterfly
Fluttering by.

All the prayers in the world,
All the wishes and dreams,
Can be answered one moment
Then come apart at the seams.

But no wish is too little,
No dream too small.
You don’t have to dream big.
You don’t have to dream tall.

If you sit by the ocean
With sun on your face.
You may feel yourself slowing
Life’s quickening pace.

You may feel your heart swell
With each swell of the sea.
You may feel that’s enough,
Let go. Just be.

--August 27, 2006