Better Than A Dream Poem by Donward Caniete Bughaw

Sleep tight, my friend, for there is no ambition better than a dream
Let lantern thoughts drift low across the hush of velvet stream
May silver quiet stitch the edges of your weary seam
And let the night pour honey light across each hidden gleam
Breathe in the dark where all the restless questions cease
Feel time unclasp its hurried hands and settle into peace
The stars will keep their watch while shadows learn to leave
And in that softness you can finally dare to believe
No striving, no more climbing up ambition's jagged spine
Just let your heart be borrowed by a gentler, slower sign
Tomorrow waits in patience with its ordinary task
But tonight is only yours to wander, yours to ask
So close your eyes and follow where the quiet rivers run
Trade all your plans for moonlight till the dreaming is done
When morning finds you, it will find you soft and clear
Carrying the world more lightly because you rested here.