Dreams

Dreams coloured pink

from the flush of youth

when the heart was strong

and the mind willing

Dreams that turned gold

when love coloured it so

Dreams took the light of day

and brightened my life

Dreams that began to fade

like the setting sun

the gold lost its lustre

the future not so bright

Dreams now a memory

of times when 

impossible was unknown

To dream was to live

Now I reach for the palette

to brush some colour 

back into my life

and some meaning into living

Red to give me strength

blue to soothe my fears

silver to remind me

the darkness will melt one day
and my dreams will glow again

© 2013 Uma Venkatraman ~ All Rights Reserved