castle in the clouds

The castle in the clouds

tantalus temptation

to journey beyond

on the steady steed

of mental whim.

The sun will steal it

with its siege of light,

plundering with its burn,

and relentless expedition.

But, for now, I’ll travel its path,

on imagination quest,

to distant crenellations -

in the diaphanous

dappling shadow

of nebulous walls.

I can hear laughter within,

naive ignorance

disguising imminent destruction

and the inevitability of peril.

This is daydream,

this is escape,

this is a chain of thought

lowering its drawbridge

in welcome.