Cosmic Child Forever

I've waited all my life for you to appear
And then one day you were suddenly here
And I knew for certain that all I've ever believed
Was just a dream in a dream in a dream
And all I've ever striven for
Just a pastime keeping me occupied
Healthy and productive
True to the path that has led me to you.

Why should I be so happy
In my uncertainty, my indirection
My utter lack of any goal
Other than I should love you?...
Do flowers need a goal to bloom?
Do children need a reason to grow?
Does the Earth know why it orbits the sun?...
So who am I to question my destiny?

Yet, my dreams are a reflection of a greater dream
My work reflects greater wishes than my own
And if to act and play and pretend
Will more wonderfully color the world
Let me be a cosmic child forever
Weaving visions of beauty
That all may revel and play
In the complexity of your simple pattern.