Childhood Daydreams

 
With the beginning of light
when my thoughts coalesced
my daydreams took flight
with many bright wishes

living between the desires
and the stark reality
loving the vivid imaginings
always zoning into the fictional world

surrealistic colourful scenes
drummed up by a lonely child
of dresses of a princess
cut out from the blue skies

visual arts with vibrant paints
on the doors to magical worlds
where all edibles were present
on many laden tables

laying down on a field
where wildflowers grew
I travel the fantastical world
on wings of a dragonfly

living in the reality
was not always pretty
but the fairies in the forest
kept me alive and interested

memories are now a bridge to the past
my childhood dreams didn’t last
I only remember the gentle play
of a child’s imagination of long ago.