Night Dreams

crewdawg357 · 04-28-2009, 11:33 PM

FOR THOSE WHO WERE MY FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES - YES I DO STILL REMEMBER YOU!

“NIGHT DREAMS”

In the midnight dark they come to me
In harsh dreams of a time long ago
Of a world that most forgot
And ask, “Do you remember me?”

Men with cloudy faces
Soldiers of all races
Mere boys who took their places
In some past war’s distant traces

Passing in long rows
Robes of scarlet gossamer
Golden wings, arrows and bows
Privates, Sergeants, Officers

Voices in some foreign language
Yet I know what they mean
I know it is just a dream
It is part of my heritage

We were together once, the same
I cared about them then, and now
I felt their passing somehow
But never knew their names

We were warriors then
But at night I’m troubled now
And I feel their tug somehow
To rejoin their ranks again

Someday I’ll pick up the pace
And leave this world
Watch as my flag is once more unfurled
And join again the Warrior race

I toss and turn, bathed in tears and sweat
As I remember each and every one
Reaching out to take their hands, and fall in step
I awaken then, and find I’m still alone

Shaken by my ‘Night Dreams’

Copyright © 2008 Richard William Taylor

04-28-2009, 11:33 PM	#1
crewdawg357 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houghton Lake, MI Posts: 3	Night Dreams FOR THOSE WHO WERE MY FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES - YES I DO STILL REMEMBER YOU! “NIGHT DREAMS” In the midnight dark they come to me In harsh dreams of a time long ago Of a world that most forgot And ask, “Do you remember me?” Men with cloudy faces Soldiers of all races Mere boys who took their places In some past war’s distant traces Passing in long rows Robes of scarlet gossamer Golden wings, arrows and bows Privates, Sergeants, Officers Voices in some foreign language Yet I know what they mean I know it is just a dream It is part of my heritage We were together once, the same I cared about them then, and now I felt their passing somehow But never knew their names We were warriors then But at night I’m troubled now And I feel their tug somehow To rejoin their ranks again Someday I’ll pick up the pace And leave this world Watch as my flag is once more unfurled And join again the Warrior race I toss and turn, bathed in tears and sweat As I remember each and every one Reaching out to take their hands, and fall in step I awaken then, and find I’m still alone Shaken by my ‘Night Dreams’ Copyright © 2008 Richard William Taylor __________________ A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.' That is HONOR, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.' Author Unknown -->