Hospital walls, and floors so clean

The consistent beep of the heart-rate machine

A sharp pain makes me weep

I fall into a deep sleep

A crisp wind, an autumn breeze

A million colors on a million leaves

Red, orange, yellow, and a touch of green

A swirl of fire on the trees

A narrow pathway goes on down

I walk along the hard dirt ground

A fantasy world, I have found

All I hear is nature’s sounds

Birds are singing a melody so fair

Where I’m going, I do not care

I cannot see it, but I know it’s there

When I reach it, I can only stare

Mountains I hadn’t seen before

Falls of water spill from their core

My heart is filled, but there is more

A dainty little cottage with a wooden door

I open the door with a creak

I look inside; I take a peek

With a sigh of contentment, I realize

I’m finally in paradise