Unicorn

UNICORN


HOW BEAUTIFUL THE MIST IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
IT LIES ON THE LAKE LIKE A COMFORTER
IT CALLS ME TO THE WOODS TO WALK IN IT
IT SEEMS TO GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING
WHEN THE WORLD WAS NEW
AND NOT QUITE DRY
WHERE ONE COULD WALK THE FOGGY PATH
AND SEE THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

PATHS THAT ONE KNEW WELL
TOOK ON A ESPECIAL APPEARANCE
WITH PEARLS OF WATER
LINING EVERYTHING
IT WAS A TIME WHERE ONE MIGHT EXPECT
AROUND THE BEND
TO MEET A UNICORN
A THING OF BEAUTY

IT WAS EASY TO GET LOST
NOT PAYING ATTENTION
CARRIED AWAY BY THE DREAM LANDSCAPE
EASY TO GET LOST

A RULE OF OUTDOORS IS
WHEN LOST STAND STILL
SOMEONE WILL FIND YOU
DON'T WANDER FURTHER AWAY

THERE IS A RULE IN SPIRITUALITY
THAT SAYS
WHEN YOUR MIND IS CLOUDY
AND GOD SEEMS FAR AWAY
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING
TILL THE FOG LIFTS
IT'S CALLED THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

AND AS I STOOD LOST
IN A SLEEPLESS NIGHT
WITH A MIND THAT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN
LEARNING NAMES OF MEDICINES
AND PROCEDURES
AND THE WORD ONCOLOGY


HOW WE DESTROY
TO REBUILD

HOW I MUST SWALLOW THE WITCHES BREW
THAT MIGHT CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS
WHICH WOULD NEED SEPARATE CURES
A FOGGY NIGHT IN MY MIND INDEED

BUT I WAS NOT ALONE
AND NEVER HAD BEEN
FOR JESUS CAME AND SAID
BE AT PEACE AND STAY WHERE YOU ARE
YOU WERE AND NEVER WHERE ALONE

YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS
AND THOUGH I MAY SEEM FAR FROM YOU
WHEN MEDICINE AND SICKNESS CLOUD YOUR MIND
I HAVE NEVER LEFT

AND WHEN THE FOG LIFTS
I SHALL RETURN
MOUNTED ON A UNICORN
AND I SHALL SAY TO YOU
CLIMB UP SINGER MAN
WE HAVE MUCH BEAUTY STILL TO DO

FRANK A VOLLMER