I Dreamed... I Know

Should I ever write again
You might not be reading me,
For time has warped my imagination
And altered my creativity:

I dreamed I was a pirate's ransom
I know I was a mother
I dreamed I was once in love
I know there was no other

I dreamed I was a brave young girl
I know I paid the bills on time
I dreamed I traveled to faraway lands
I know I still long to rhyme

I dreamed I rode a chestnut mare
I know the house is in need of dusting
I dreamed of tapestries and kings
I know our car is slowly rusting

I dreamed my hair was a red-gold braid
I know my hair is silvery gray
I dreamed of lands in olden days
I know my grandchildren love me anyway

I dreamed of warriors and feasts
I know my workday is long and hard
I dreamed of walking in wildflower fields
I know I need to do laundry and tend my yard

When I was a maiden first in love
I believed I was finally grown;
When I was a young wife in my new home
I found my life was no longer my own.

Lora Frikken ~ 2-28-09