Oh Returning Dream

Oh returning dream
Why do you come to me?
You show me great wonders
And undiscovered beauty.

You display for me a magical scene
A place of rescue and freedom
Where peace is a constant
And pain is seldom

I see a sun-set horizon
The sky painted with purple and reds
The sea flows softly with whispers of blue
All stress non-existent, impossible, dead

I see the sand lay still
Soft and comforting on my feet
The wind calmly blows on me
The sand warms me with gentle heat

I lay by the tide's edge
Gazing out into the distance
Wishing I could stay here forever
But soon it's all gone, gone in an instant

Oh returning dream
Why won't you let me sleep?
You present to me beautiful mirages
And promises you cannot keep

Oh please let that place be true
May that place be as tranquil as it seems
One day I shall find that place
I think, I pray, I dream...