Catching Up With A Dream Poem by shimon weinroth

there is more joy in the chase,
than facing burdens
of a dream caught up,

like a fish out of water
the dream gasps and wriggles
basks in its birth,

no longer free
and filled with mirth,
responsibility is its curse

a dream comes to life
has a parent and a spouse
no voice of its own,

now the dreamer
bridled by reality
when called upon

must answer
the child of its mind
can no longer float about

romp and roam the heavens
idly sit by
drawn into the stream

swims down the river of events
begets a history,
sits on the fence
judging grows old

finally it is buried among its fold
remembered and blessed
by what is told

where as the chase
remains care free
and never grows old