I Walk in Dreams

I walked into a dream yesterday
Pelicans watched me
I saw a sandstorm and magpies
It all happened on the bus
As the driver swerved
Barely missing the marigold patch
Sadness begat gladness
From there things took a strange turn
In a pleasant off-handed way
I left the dream
Only to plunge into reality
A burning bush of adjectives
The swirling dust of hopes
Wistful nights on the veranda
Forever in the wind
I walk in dreams