I am in a dream

I am in a dream…..

Sitting enchanted
On the crooked bough,
Of a giant willow
Far from here.
A brook flows below,
On mossy gravel.
An endless music
Its soothing murmur,
Peppered with tweets
Of birds far and near,
Or rustle on the litter
Of some shady crawler.

It’s a tranquil daze….

I chew on a shoot
My eyes see it all;
Yet none that I see
Makes any sense.
A host of ferns,
Dragonfly perched,
Ripple in the water,
An occasional trout;
Perhaps it is I,
Perhaps it is not;
Whether I am everything
Or everything is naught.

Then a loud crack….

A branch breaks
Near, somewhere.
Frightened wing beats
Break the spell.
My cluttered desk
Back at work,
My laptop open,
An excel update,
The grating noise
Of a jammed copier
Tell me again
It’s a long way till eight.