VALLEY OF THE DREAM

       Last night I passed into a dream
       That carried me away
       To crest that lofty peak above
       The valley of dismay

       I saw the truth of ages there
       Engraved upon a stone
       I heard the talk of sages ere
       They left me all alone

       Below, the visions of my life
       Lay naked on the ground
       The fruit of every evil deed
       Was scattered all around

       I climbed below to mend
       The black injustice of my hand
       And stood before the bloody ruin
       That lay upon the land

       I crossed that battle field of pain
       My labor to atone
       And every fallen warrior's face
       Was mirror to my own

			    B.E.