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