Daydreams
If thoughts could paint pictures that words dare not speak,
And daydreams built castles of that which we seek,
Then artists and architects all would we be,
Our hearts would be open, our minds would be free.
I`d build you a castle as daydreams unfold,
Revealing the feelings I secretly hold.
I`d paint you a picture of words left unsaid,
And feelings of closeness to which they have led.
But pictures are thoughts that so rarely are told,
For fear of appearing too forward and bold.
And castles are built in the daydreamer`s heart,
A lifetime of wishes still lifetimes apart.
And yet we are richer for all that we feel,
No matter how abstract, no matter how real.
For joy is a picture we paint in our minds,
And love is the castle our hearts hope to find.
Don`t quit when the tide is lowest,
For it`s just about to turn;
Don`t quit over doubts and questions,
For there`s something you may learn.
Don`t quit when the night is darkest,
For it`s just a while `til dawn;
Don`t quit when you`ve run the farthest,
For the race is almost won.
Don`t quit when the hill is steepest,
For your goal is almost nigh;
Don`t quit, for you`re not a failure
Until you fail to try.
~Jill Wolf