Before I Die

Before I die
I want to live,
resurrect
dreams filed
away.

Find
my cottage in
the country, dig
my hands in
the dirt, create
gardens filled
with blossoms, colors
of dreams, shades
of life.

Find
my place, free
my hopes, scribble
pages, recall
memories, open
my soul, fly
high and free.

Collect
family and friends
before my hearth, hold
them safe within
my heart, shoot
for the moon, soar
among the stars,
if only
in dreams or
on the page.

© 2009 Lisa G. Beaudoin