Lions Birds And Fireflies Poem by Barry Middleton

I heard a melody in the rose
I was a dreaming child
asleep beneath the apple tree
wandering amid wonders

then I was called foolish
carrying the book as I did
watching the waters
humming an unknown tune

I dreamed about the lions
and the colors of the seasons
I saw the colors of the birds
red and blue and gray

the full moon rose silently
on summer nights
with fireflies and destiny
sailing a purple velvet sea

all my dreams came true
the song of the rose
breathes within the poetry
of lion and bird and firefly