HEARTSONGS

Alone

Alone in the night, not sleeping, no dreams

I hear the sounds echo, and know loneliness

Thoughts of past days, dreaming moonbeams

And the light, solitary, quiet, unafraid

I watch the shadows flicker in candlelight

And see stars on my eyelids, floating gently, sweetly

There's a moment of recognition, of knowledge

And I dream slowly of the things I once knew

Life is a time of growing, of listening to soul's songs

There is a saying to meet every moment of truth

And my heart knows them all, even if I do not

But days go by and the dreams return, life is so sweet

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This poem was one that was written one night when my power was down, my daughter at her friend's house and even though I had had a great day, I couldn't sleep. It was TOO quiet, but I heard this little gem in my mind and wrote it down.

I had candles lit, waiting for the power to return, which it soon did, thankfully. As often happens, as soon as everything was back to normal, and the poem written, I was sleepy and went to bed. Next morning, I added the poem to my computer files.

Unfortunately for dating purposes I cannot be more accurate that to guess this was written in about 2001 or 2002.