Of Places

Completed October 19, 2006

This poem is about daydreaming - something done when the work's catching up on you or when you don't have anything to do. Oh, how I wished I were in some other place, enjoying what I'm doing, being happy and all. You'll catch a glimpse of some places that I wanted to go and experience, but I am reminded once again not to confuse dreams with reality. But it doesn't hurt to think about them for the purpose of not being so ignorant about them, right?

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I wanted to go somewhere very far –
Far from the routines and habits of life.
Where I could find peace, joy and happiness
And live and enjoy life to its fullness.

Imagine a small cottage by the woods
Filled with the sound of nature’s surrounding.
From the hoot of owls to the buzz of bugs,
All’s enjoyable – no need for earplugs!

Picture out staying in a snowy lodge
Where temperature is all the time low.
You’ll soon discover the soft, white splendor
While trying all the winter games outdoor.

Visualize the ocean in front of you
As waves splash upon your body and feet.
Building sand castles, smelling ocean breeze –
Take a break from life’s stress with style and ease.

Somewhere below the cool and vast valley
Runs the clear water of a flowing stream.
Living life with what you pick-up or catch –
This kind of life is a sure ideal match!

It’s not bad to dream of special places
but it mustn’t hide truth from reality.
Just to experience a deeper knowledge
Of what it's like to live over the hedge.