Could it all have been a Dream?

Could It All Have Been A Dream
By
Richard Vance


Could it all have been a dream?
I sit and think
And ponder hard and long,
For looking back through all the years,
The good and bad times
Flew on by,
And yes, I think I do recall that
There have been,
So many more than just a few,
I always loved the sunshine days,
But all too often faced the rain,
Among all memories
I recall, some lessons learned,
Some wisdom gained,
Oh, Certainly more happiness than pain,
But all the while
So many friends and lovers came around,
Some quickly passed on by
But some remain,
They all have surely walked my path and
Met me here, no doubt, to
Make this lasting imprint on my soul,
And finally now I’ve come to know
That all the miles left to go
Are so much shorter
Than the road already gone,
So, I wonder (ponder hard and long)
What treasures in the end we’ll find,
Because for all of us,
There is no other choice than make the trip
From many different winding paths,
The miracle is, we’ll see the light,
And find that love’s worth more than gold,
Or maybe I could simply find,
That this could all have been a dream?