I dreamed that I was a rose <br />That grew beside a lonely way, <br />Close by a path none ever chose, <br />And there I lingered day by day. <br />Beneath the sunshine and the show'r <br />I grew and waited there apart, <br />Gathering perfume hour by hour, <br />And storing it within my heart, <br />Yet, never knew, <br />Just why I waited there and grew. <br /> <br />I dreamed that you were a bee <br />That one day gaily flew along, <br />You came across the hedge to me, <br />And sang a soft, love-burdened song. <br />You brushed my petals with a kiss, <br />I woke to gladness with a start, <br />And yielded up to you in bliss <br />The treasured fragrance of my heart; <br />And then I knew <br />That I had waited there for you.<br /><br />James Weldon Johnson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-awakening-35/
