I DREAM WHEN I AM AWAKE

I dream when I am awake, I find goals are not far

Until I reach I will be doing something,
It is the moment I chose the ways I must put my step
Ways open up new ways echoing their meaning.

Ten fingers in the hands and ten in the toes
Takes us to the mountain cliff in an appetite,
We are lighted in the spirit of a bright star
The dream in a dark hug of time takes us to light.

I am soft like new grain in water when I begin
Wind plays with me in its stiff fingers
But removes the fallen leaves around giving me a space
Little by little the sun and water removes the despair.

There is always somewhere a dream within you
Wherever you are no matter nobody with you
The river moves alone, the wind too
But the one finds the sea, the other gives life to all.

There should be a promise and labour to give
How to plough the land that makes the field soft,
Climbing up the hill is done in restless feet
Our dream is hidden in the recognition of success.

Composed and copyright by

Rajendra Padhi