Unicorns dance in fields of Heather
Faeries chatter near babbling brooks
Leprechaun hide among the mushrooms
Dragons spy from their cavern nooks

Children’s laughter scent the air
And Pegasus flies through mystic skies
Knight’s ride on steed’s of splendour
But reason dictates these are all lies

Unicorns are just horses
Rolling in the fields
Faeries are just insects
Skipping the water’s edge

Leprechaun are just Beetles
Scavenging for food
Dragon’s are Lizards
Hiding from the heat

Pegasus's are just eagles
Soaring the skies
Knight’s are just people
Living dull lives

Where are my Unicorns
Dancing in the fields
Where are my Dragons
My faeries and my knights

My Leprechaun and my Pegasus
Where are my dreams
They are lost to reality
And everyday themes

I sit alone with candle flickering
Illuminating my dreary life
The burdens of life lay heavy upon me
Of, if only, I could remove this strife

My emotions fight with logic reason
An internal battle constantly lost
Why should I have this inner turmoil
Why should I have this draining cost

I wonder of my life's existence
The question I ask myself, is why
But then I see the heart felt caring
Within my children's loving eyes

I smile at the grandkids constant laughter
And listen to their fanciful schemes
I warm at their love they give so freely
This brightens my soul and frees my dreams

So perhaps my life is not as dreary
It's full of love and childlike sharing
So perhaps my burdens are not so heavy
My internal battle is won by caring

Your see my life has love and wonder
Still with periods of uncertain fears
But with the hope of my children's loving
My life is so much easier to bare.

Oh, Heavy Heart 

Oh heavy heart, devoid of love
Thy yearnings go unseen
For ten long years, your heart doth ache
For sharing which once was your dream

For happiness, love and passion explored
For intimacy, caring and dreams
To share with another, your secrets of life
Your fears, your anger, your strife

For someone to love you, for what you are now
Not for what you might be
To love you eternal, to love you unbinding
To love you.....
Arrh!, if life were not a dream