In a dream that's never spoken
In a world so far away
I wonder what would happen
If I were here to stay

Would we fall in love
Or maybe just go on as friends?
In this world of fantasy
On what does it depend?

If this love that never started
Could turn out just like a dream
Would it really be as wonderful
As people make love seem?

At one time in the past
I thought that love would last for life
To me she was so special
I thought she might become my wife

But now I know much better
And to me it is quite clear
That love can never last forever
And, so now, it's love I fear

If we were to fall in love
Within this never-spoken dream
Would you be kind and gentle
As the breezes off the sea?

If I could promise happiness
My dear, you know I would
I'd chase all of your fears away
My God, I wish I could

But we know in reality
That I must go away
So this dream will not be spoken
But to you, in just this way

I didn't quite know how to say it
But I think you know it's true
Even though I must depart
The fact remains that I love you

When I go, we'll still be friends
I hope that love will never die
And when I leave, I hope
It won't forever be goodbye

 

For: Maureen Rickert
November 28, 1986