In seeking he found Utopia where he was free for a while being there in a state of total peace
Standing on a sidewalk with a shadow by his side , Pogue looked the dark clouds gathering and his shadow disappeared and went to hide somewhere beyond until the sun would shine again and he watched as the rain that fell to the ground turned to snow and her knew it was time to go when his shadow returning holding a gold3en key that shone brightly .
Fir too long Pogue had been locked up inside a room at the twilight of a new day where yesterdays had all disappeared in a moment of time that seemed to last forever . Just like an anchor he was grounded to a place feeling kind of weird and in need of a getaway to a place of wonder .
He loved to escape to those places near and far in dimensions beyond the present .
For too long he had become an exile from time travel , counting every second of every hour, as time passed ever so slow .
Standing there on a sidewalk his shadow turned the key that opened a gate to another time on another day where sometimes shadows go to hide away .
Standing there on a cloud he saw a sailboat drifting by and before he and the chance to decide where he was going to the choice was made for him .
“Let’s go now, “said the captain . of the ship who threw a rope with a lifebuoy tied to . It towards Pogue who placed it around his waist and he was taken across the sky to the sailboat and he was welcomed aboard the ship .
“Where are we going :
Pogue asked .
The captain replied .
“On a journey to Utopia of course “
Across they drifted on Sailboat clouds to a place where the captain knew of where people shared the same dream in never ever forever land .
The dream they shared where of a never-ending story in a mystical realm where everything was not really what it seemed but it was still ok in that place between nowhere and somewhere where they dreamt of things no one had seen in a place where no on3e had been in a dream where the imagination was a collective contribution that created pictures of another world where no one had gone before .
The sailboat floated upwards on the edge of a rainbow until it turned upside down tipping out the sailboat into a stream of water that flowed backwards up a waterfall to a place in never ever forever land that welcomed them and accepted them .
The captain and Pogue left the ship to the shores of never ever forever land to discover all the beauty of the land and fell the wonder of it all ,where love was in total command of all who lived there .who were living the dream n never ever forever land, . Everyone there walked hand in hand as they went along the banks of the stream where a stairway to the stars shone with a beautiful glow . Every step on the stairway was sparkling and there was a sense of
Knowing in the air as they all arrived at the same time in the same place where a signpost welcomed them to stay forever in the island of dreams if they had the time to spare .
“Is this Utopia ?”
Pogue asked the captain .
“On no not yet , before we reach Utopia it’s time for us to go where our dreams are lost and found . So, let’s go “
They both walked over the sands of time to where they found a tribe of tree dwellers with nothing to do but dream away .
“So, what else do they do here “
Pogue asked .
The captain replied ,
“Just between you and me , there’s nothing more to do here but dream away everyday here in this place that has always been the same . There’s no change here and everyone those who have found their dream stitch up all of the loose ends to take a silken picture for the benefit of all to enjoy .
As Pogue and the captain made their way towards Utopia a soft blankets of clouds fell down from overhead and they were taken by swirling breeze to the home of the sandman who brought them to a garden path that was lined with flowers that swayed like they were dancing to the magic music that played in the air and suddenly in a state of peace , where nothing existed in a nowhere place , everything was divine and everywhere they went looked the same , one space where every moment was captured by total peace and the captain said ,
“This Is Utopia and we are free from thought here and we can be one with the presence and be happy to be anything that you want to be in Utopia because
only love and happiness can exist here .
Be happy here for you and me so before we go , just let it be as it is for in time everything will become one here in Utopia .’
Pogue went into a deep state of sleep and when he awoke, he was back on a sidewalk as the sun down around him with his shadow by his side ...
The End
By Paul McCann
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Reviewed by Lunasoul soul
7/8/2026
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