Ship of Dreams

In storms that rage upon my weary mind Safe haven does my tortured spirit find When Hypnos comes through Nyx's dark domain His elixir to take me from my pain To ship at anchor on eternal shore A sturdy barque of refuge from the storm The guiding hand of Morpheus at her helm My pilot to the safety of his realm And oh, what joy and peace there is for me To captain that fine vessel of the sea When on that spectral ship my soul embark'd Sails through oblivion's waters deep and dark Tall masts of sloom to harness winds of whims Unfurled, imagination's canvas brims Exotic currents of capricious flight That blow my ship of dreams into the night To worlds devoid of sorrows and attrition Where fronds of peace alleviate contrition Where children's laughter brings the soul's respite Exulting in the freedom of the night 'Cross astral waves of endless time and space Poseidon's chariot guiding frigates trace Till light approaches through receding night Revealing shores of day in dawn's first light Sailors of ethereal oceans Nomads on a sea of notions Tides of night are now abated Slumber's oarsmen rest elated Mind awaken, spirit rise Morning's beauty fill these eyes Ears awash with nature's din Airs of life caress this skin Debark the ship of sleeps delight Now harboured in the land of light And disembark her mortal crew To tread the solid ground anew And when the day of toil is done In shadows of the setting sun Return to that eternal shore To sail the ship of dreams once more.