Places

In the sunshine fair and kind
We walk in wider spaces
No secrets and no gaps to jump
No holes to fill with wishing

All the poets said it best
And some have dared to sing
Somehow understanding us
Though we scarcely know ourselves

There are words ripe and full
That push against my lips
But my mind warns, "Steady now."
For there are rules for this

Moderation and control
Temprance and submission
Self inflicted fetters
That will now and then free us

But there is a place between
A spot outside two realities
Where the sunshine, fair kind
Will grant to us a moment

And after that, I hold it close
A jewel in my mind
More than a memory
A gem of time

A shinning perfect thing
Whole and flawless
Of which nothing else can boast
Entirely, completely ours