The Dream

Of goblin, elf, imp, gnome orc, pixy, troll
And leprechaun and fairy wizard too,
The early trekking hero knew the whole
Great lot of them because he travelled through
And over mountains, forests, deserts, seas
To Mordor, Dis, Asgard or Shangri-la
Or Lotus Lands or fair Hesperides
To conquer, or to bend in certain awe
Of cup or fleece or sacred golden fruit
Or wise man perching on a mountain’s top
Or maiden playing brightly on a lute
Or to his mirrored self and thereat stop,
Adjourning to a place sans strain or strife
And wedded to his memories of life.