A Unicorn
~
Man, oh foolish man, how you do build
  a pyramid of dreams to reach the stars
And call down magic beams upon their lamps
  in accompaniment to jaded worn guitars
.
The dreams that shine within an orchid mist
  do oftimes make the elk a unicorn
When in a moody night such fancies kiss
  as seek to find a golden sunlit morn
.
On such a night the lamps of mystery
  can light the way to open up a door
The wraiths of firelight and fantasy
  whisper to you softly .. 'evermore'
.
Be careful, mortal, what you hold as dreams
   for dreams can fade so quickly when you wake
The unicorn that danced in clouds, it seems
   again becomes the elk out by the lake
.
But let me hold my dreams 'till shadows fade
  into the blazing, burning light of morn
And if the morn should end the masquerade
  let twilight bring another unicorn.
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end     2004   ShadoPoetry