Daydreams

Daydreams overflowing with celebratory imagery,

adds comfort to this impoverished reality.

Someone with my long brown hair

blows at the candles impaling a birthday cake

She’s holding a yellow and white bouquet

while posing under a willow tree

as the night grows near.

She’s expressing holiday cheer

next to the Christmas tree decorated with silver tinsel

and colorful blinking lights.

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Drifting into daydreams comforts this busy mind.

Visualizations appear - from the mind’s eye.

A wooden boat upon a placid lake

a deer passing through a meadow

with butterflies fluttering

among colorful wildflowers.

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Daydreams made from castles in the clouds,

bring comfort to this long bus ride.

Mermaids sunning on rocks in a cove

and tropical islands floating high in the sky

relaxes stressed nerves.