Dreamlike
By John Herlihy

Falling snowflakes
On the bay,
Falling leaves
Descend as they may,
Falling rain
Blessings convey,
Falling light
Shades of grey.

Peacock’s tail
In array,
Butterfly wings
With a word to say,
Two footprints
Make their way,
Two fingerprints
Unique clay.

Two brothers
One shy, one brave,
Two sisters
In their own way behave,
Rob freedom
To make a slave,
Unbridled desires
Make us crave.

Two places of worship
Silence in the nave.
Drops of water
Make a single wave.
Multiple wrongs
From a single knave.
Every mountain
Conceals a cave.

No two things
Are alike.
Ships passing in moonlight,
Dreamlike.