I Did Dream Big Poem by Kayanja Ronald Edwin

I did dream big
I did see the car and the house
A white Pontiac Bonneville
A single-family detached home for us
A loving wife with two children
In a framed photo on my desk
Working passionately at my own local newspaper
A successful writer I would be
With a full page in every print
Sharing the joy and pain of my townsmen
In every stroke of a pen on a paper

I did dream big

I did see the school and the church
Bright Mondays and beautiful Sundays
The best plain slacks and tie collar dresses
Gracefully marching into a town hall
With happy faces and warm smiles
For a town meeting I would chair
An upstanding town clerk I would be
With great dedication I would work
Serving with honor and love to my townsmen
In every wise way of leadership

I did dream big

I did see the park and the doves
Star Magnolia and red maples
Amazing Carolina Turtle doves
Fathers playing with sons
Mothers singing to their daughters
Dean Martin's everybody loves somebody
A wonderful parent I would be
With all strength I would fight
Striving endlessly with advice and respect of my townsmen
In everyday living with my family

I did dream big
And I did see all
I did see happiness