Last night
the other world
was so very real
that the wake up 
caught me completely off gaurd
the mood
was so damn smooth
and the light
was green and white
I felt 
so there
that now
the here surprises me
and reality
has remained so lucid today
though I am relatively sure I am awake....
I'm wandering
too deeply into thought
and musings have me caught
within
a time between
the before and there after
with a soft ring of laughter
that runs through my mind
so pure, clear
and calm
like a stream
or an evening walk
through the wood
by my old red house
am I inside
or am I out
can I wrap my mind
my hands
around
 this moment
and keep 
the mood that lingers 
from the other world
I visited
last night.

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She moves
in seasons
I have not seen
arrayed
in colors
not imagined
she is beyond 
thought
or reason
yet she stays
she stays with me

she moves outside
of light and dark
she lives
beyond grasp
of fear
and self doubt
she does whatever
she imagines
she can do
and I think of her
and wonder
what will happen
above or under
those exquisite eyes
that hold me
forever
in their spell
so wickedly clever

she moves outside
of time and reason
she lives 
in some
rare unknown season
she graces me
occasionally
with her presence
and for those moments
I am happy
to be
in other worldly places
with this lady
of change.


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