Wonder and Imagination

      I see a kite dancing high in the sky. I wonder what it would feel like to be able to fly. I imagine the tail giving a great big push. The kite leaps high in the air with a great big whoosh.

      I look up through the air and see a floating balloon. I wonder if it's dancing to its own special tune. I imagine being asked to climb in for a ride. Together we will soar with the clouds in the sky.

      I hear a rooster as he begins to crow. It must be daybreak but how does he know? I imagine he has his very own clock. An alarm lets him know it's time to wake the block.

     I lie in my bed watching the stars and the moon. I wonder why they won't let me see them when it's noon. I imagine they're playing a game of hide 'n' seek. What fun it would be if I could catch a peek.

     Lightening bugs appear as day turns to night. I wonder what it is that makes them glow so bright. I imagine they giggle as soon as you come near. They turn off their light and magically disappear.

     I look at the seashells that decorate the beach. I wonder if I stacked them together how high would they reach. I imagine they would rather be drifting the waves rolling across the sea. Gently floating on the water so light and free.

     I see a rainbow rising up through the trees. I wonder where it will end, can you tell me please? I imagine it stretches all across the sky. Beauty created simply to give pleasure to the wondering eye.

     I watch the snow fall softly onto the grass without any sound. I wonder how many flakes need to fall to cover the ground. I imagine they are looking to land in a special place. Maybe they will land all across my face.

Sleep has eluded me tonight. I lay in bed with so many thoughts going through my head. They are completely random and disjointed. One thought or idea has nothing to do with the next. I get up and grab my paper and pen. I find when I do this I will either become too tired to write or my pen will flow across the paper with uncensored words and phrases. Tonight I sat there thinking about a number of things. As I wondered words started to appear on my paper. I let my mind wander and wrote whatever thoughts came into my head. I read the words on my paper, the disjointed thoughts that had come from my mind. There was nothing left to write and my head was quiet. Paper and pen were put away for a later time. I was no longer fully awake, sleep no longer eluded me. I woke the next morning rested and with a quiet mind.