Moon Rising in Grasses

Moon Rising in Grasses
Originally uploaded by MontanaRaven.

... as in a dream, the moon is tiny,
about the size of my hand, and
as it rises it seems to be
inside the grasses, not far beyond
near a horizon -- well,
there are no horizons --
no limitations like a horizon.

In a dream, one is
in the air, or lying on the ground,
or sitting
at a table with one's beloved ....
or flying or leaping without gravity or
maybe dancing on a stage
that is not really a stage ....
with someone who also knows how
to dance effortlessly, perfectly
stepping
not on one's toes

And nightime objects --
like this moon, this orb
of icy light --
are not "out there" in space
somewhere, but are very much
in here, in one's heart,
in one's dreaming mind

And they -- those objects
one finds
in lost corners of a dream --
they have personality, energy,
numinous life

And so, even in the darkness
if one yearns purely enough, and
searches with earnest
desire,
one can find light
in the heart of a dream

--Maureen Shaughnessy
copyright 2006