Dreams

Sailing on a sea of wistfulness
... driven by winds of hope
The ship of dreams carries us onward
.... ever moving from despair to joy
since the moment we became aware

..... but will the ship that sails so well
ever reach its destination?
The ship has a motley crew....
.... all our mem'ries are aboard
and its captain is our desire....

The things which we desire
guide the course of this fine ship
.... and the things we have experienced
are the crew that keep the sails trimmed

And so we sail through life
.... all is well till the tempest comes
and blows our ship of dreams
far from its course.

Then the crew will look to their captain
.... to give them hope and purpose
.... to bring the ship to to its home
and the dreams? Perhaps to reality.....
.... perhaps to nought
but should those dreams come to nought
... still the dreams will have sailed the sea of life.


© Ian Croft August 2019