I had a dream in shades of gray
When absent was the light of day
I walked an unfamiliar road
And gazed upon a strange abode

Came there from a voice I knew
Pleasant for there are so few
I thought to knock upon the door
And find a friendship to explore

Doubts and questions fill my mind
Is this joy for me to find?
At road’s end there is seclusion
Isolation and delusion

Among the trees I seek for peace
But cannot find the sweet release
Would not my friend be glad to know
That I had come to say hello?

I turn again to face the street
But there is water ‘round my feet
Gone the shelter of the trees
The water rises to my knees

The voice a distant memory
I am drowning in the sea
“Lord, I don’t know what to do!”
“Can’t You hear me calling you?”

Only a dream, but is it so?
So close it is to the life I know
Past, present, or yet to be
I do not know, I cannot see