Searching for a shimmering dream
turquoise, peach and tangerine
Danced across our dreaming minds
Wonders which we hoped to find
All we found - a darkened beach
Grey and silver light had bleached
Strewn like driftwood ‘long the coast
People perched like watchful ghosts
Stopping later 'top the the hills
One more chance to see it still -
Gentle teal and azure blue
Softest pinks, a hazy hue
Only city lights below
Beyond, the harbour’s tranquil glow
Other seekers strolling by
Searching grey and dusky sky
Woke up feverish from my dreams
Of elusive vivid streams
Emerald, chartreuse, key lime pie
Snaking phantoms up the sky
Outside nothing there to see
Shivering down a dark wet street
Dove and charcoal, silver, smoke
Glint of light the wind can stoke
Son and I strolled down the street
Darkened schoolyard - there to seek
Amethyst and autumn reds
Lavenders in silky threads
Only saw what streetlights show
Urban lights set clouds aglow
Starlight danced across his hair
Dancing, humming, spinning there
Stood under the sky alone
Just beyond the glow of home
Didn’t think of vivid greens
Subtle shades of salmon’s sheen
Watched the stars spark smokey sky
Clouds behemoths drifting by
Thought of all that’s left to seek
Crept back in and went to sleep
12 May 2024
