ease

(this is a poem i wrote on 10 november 2015. i'm not sure if i already posted it, but i just came across it while cleaning my folders out.)

there's a girl in my dreams

she prances around in a field 

of marigolds and hyacinths

she dances and laughs

as butterflies say hello and tickle her nose

her bare feet tread upon soft grass

the susurrus of trees swaying in the gentle breeze

accompanies her dulcet humming of lullabies

there's a dark place between the shadows of trees

and the hazy edge of my dream

a place the sun hasn't seen in all of its days

from there I see her glowing face

her soft smile and her white summer dress

her song fills my ears and leaves me in a daze

I reach out a pale hand 

take a step toward the clearing

a splintering noise of a branch 

breaking beneath my heavy feet

punctures the peaceful bubble

a cloud passes over the golden sun

as she turns slowly toward the shadows

bright eyes find me in the darkness

her dress flows in the wind

for a breathless moment we stay

still in the restless forest

her rose lips and her tender smile

welcome my dim silhouette

there's a girl in my dreams

who sings with the wind and dances with trees

bluebells and chamomiles adorn her hair 

even on nights that I cry to sleep

she's in my dreams with her soft touch
and her gentle songs to put me at ease