Lorrenzo de 'Medici to a friend who chided him for sleeping late. "What I have dreamed in one hour is worth more than what you have done in four.
—Baldassare Castiglione The Book of the Courties
Here, Dreaming of There
Have you ever dreamed of being
in a different time and place?
Was the setting large and empty,
the windows covered with lace?
Was there a fire in the fireplace,
maybe snow outside the door?
Were you all alone there or
surrounded by those you adore?
Are there cities in your new home,
or old forests, dark and green?
Will all your fantasies come
true there, or will you
still have to dream?