Floating on a warm breeze, hope appeared
My heart sang, suffused with joy, but alas,
It was but a dream!
Life gained momentum, my career took flight
I rejoiced, I thought I’d be free of domesticity
It was but a dream!
I settled into matrimony, the kids came along
A sabbatical beckoned, the career could wait.
It was but a dream!
On the wings of solitude, quiet came calling
I sighed, willing to sink, but alas I realized
It was but a dream!
Then I shied away from dreaming, I desisted
But life said, ‘dream on’ and I did even if
It was but a dream!
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