Dream

I wandered through a dream one night
whilst my mind was far away
I saw a man sitting by a lake
as the gentle water swayed

I asked him why he looked so sad
and why he didn't smile
He replied he was a traveller
who had just walked his last mile

He had travelled everywhere
through snows and winds and rains
had walked through towns and cities
through village and country lanes

He had lied out in the sun
watched it set in every way
had seen a million beaches
with sands of white and grey

He had looked upon the stars
that blanketed the sky
had sat and watched each one
fade away and die

He had climbed up every mountain
had swum in every sea
had talked to every race of person
and every type of tree

And I told him there was one place
that he'd never travelled to
he just had to look inside himself
to know my words were true

And I left him by that lake
pondering what i'd said
and I hoped that he'd embark
upon the journey in his head