Hope is a Waking Dream

I love this poem. I've struggled with hope for the last few years, wondering if God is there, if He cares and watches over me. I believe in guardian angels and know that I have them in Heaven and here on Earth, who watch over me. I have truly been blessed with good people in my life this past year who have enriched and uplifted my grieving soul. I believe God puts people in our lives at a specific time to comfort and help us. Although I continue to trip and fall as I heal from my past, I feel a growing glimmer of hope warming my heart and healing my wounds.

Hope Is a Waking Dream

As the morning sunlight
Glimmers through my window,
I see a new dawn.

I feel the warmth of the sun on my cheek
And light encircles me.

I ponder on the road I traveled.
I know at times it was long, lonely, and dark.

At times my fears overshadowed me.
I sank deeper and deeper into a slumber of self-doubt.

But on this day, I awake;
Today is a new dawn,
For I have been asleep for much too long.

My sleep at times imprisoned me,
But no longer will it overpower me.

Today I am awake
And I am strong.

Hope is a waking dream.
If awakened me from my slumber,
Showed me my dreams of
All my somedays and tomorrows.

I know I am a beautiful human being
With possibilities.

So I will dance this dance.
I will live life vibrantly.
I have hope,
Because today
I choose to see the light,
To awake to a new day
And live this waking dream.

One day at a time... (author unknown)