find a crystal sea
ran along with skip jump at
random, fancy-free
Always the world has ever been
A fairy-land to me.
No road was just a common road
No tree a common tree.
Each road was an enchanted trail
To find a crystal sea
I ran along with skip and jump
At random, fancy-free.
About each tree-trunk hung a spell
Whose pebbles, bits of glass
In hidden nests were images
To bring my dreams to pass.
I never went a-journeying
But that I ended lost,
For I sped down the avenue
A-flame and fancy-tossed.
Ah me! my life has ever been
A fragment from a jest
Torn from the tangled web of dreams
That gossamer my breast.
Dream Life by Georgia Douglas Johnson as published in The selected works of Georgia Douglas Johnson by Georgia Douglas Johnson (New York: G.K. Hall, 1997).
According to Wikipedia: Georgia Douglas Johnson (September 10, 1880 – May 15, 1966), was an American poet and playwright. She was one of the earliest female African-American playwrights, and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Throughout her life, Johnson wrote 200 poems, 28 plays and 31 short stories. In 1962, she published her last poetry book, entitled Share My World, the poems in which reflect on love towards all people and forgiveness, showing how much wisdom she has gained throughout her entire life.
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