FROM MY DREAM OF YOU
by Michael Langston

Though lost to me so long ago
That tears for you no longer flow,
You came to me in a dream last night,
Arrayed in wondrous, angelic light.

You sat with me and held my hand;
I turned to you and then began
To tell you all that’s in my heart,
Of all the time we’ve been apart.

You are here; you are here again!
How can I tell you or even begin
To convey my joy that you are here
Or restrain the flow of joyous tears?

I don’t want to wake or wish to leave!
Let me stay with you so I’ll not grieve.
I’ll forsake the glaring light of day
And not wake up; with you I’ll stay.

But as Eden fell from Adam’s grasp,
I opened up my eyes at last…
And once again like long before,
The tears began to flow once more,

For yet again you’re lost to me!
But in my dreams perchance you’ll be.