When I looked into my shadow
I really looked quite tall
but also at an angle
I could really look small

I could stare into a distant land
where nothing was going wrong
where palm trees swayed
and looked
like they had burst out into song
I could see a beautiful oasis
where the sun was shining bright
like a glistening diamond in the day
and a gleaming pearl in the night

As the sun was settling down
and I saw
where the stars were kept
I realised it was a dream
so I just forgot and slept.

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