I am in the soft dream state
longing for my love and mate
my heart won't stop or hesitate
I cross the border into dreams
nothing quite is what it seems
I stop and play in bubbling streams
I wander in the tall green grass
years since the mower's pass
unsullied by the smell of gas
I lean against a tree
I feel quiet happy free
I feel accepted just as me
my childhood was a frightened place
the woods were the safest space
if I spoke my heart would race
my work is with adults in pain
scars deep as canyons bleeding strain
my tears fall as gentle rain
my youngest child has reached eighteen
she's bright and smart and kind not mean
I wonder what her eyes have seen
my adult work is nearly done
it's time for me to have some fun
beneath the tree in moon or sun
I wander as a child
heart gentle meek and mild
connected to the world so wild