Just beyond reach was
the dream she didn't get.
Jokingly I suggested using
a longer handled net.

What would I use if
'net' was just a metaphor?
Heart? Hope? Talent? Faith?
Well.. Not money galore.

Persistence? Sheer will?
Vision? Brilliant schemes?
Seems so long since I
chased elusive dreams.

Where did they go...
my dreams of yesterday?
What the heck
were they anyway!

Materiel possessions..
Cars to fishing gear.
Quest to find
that ultimate beer?

Oh! For my second
million I still thirst.
Guess I can say that,
having given up on the first.

Maybe dreams ascend
to levels much higher.
Friendship and true love
are both a noble desire.

Maybe the dream is
to be a parent great,
save lives, bring peace, or
from college to graduate.

Practice compassion, live
life with passion, gain insight,
right a wrong, have a hit song,
see the smile of a child's delight.

Die content with life fulfilled
or find your fountain of youth?
Be it wealth beyond measure
Or seeking the eternal truth...

To capture dreams a bit beyond,
what better net will you use?
What longer handle net
attributes will we chose?

Zen Bojczuk

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/long-handled-net/