like your namesake in Egypt,
more Egyptian than Hebrew,
yet of your blood,
did you always dream?
Joseph
as a small boy
learning your carpentry trade
at your father's side
did you dream then?
Did you dream of creating
something beautiful from wood
with hands that had learned to be clever:
a bowl, a table, a simple bed
a dream of creation?
Did you dream of crafting
sturdy doors so strong
they would withstand
an onslaught from Roman soldiers
a dream of protection?
Did you dream of hearing
God's voice, that inner knowing
of being told where to go
and what to do:
dreams of directions?
Did you in your wildest dreams then ever think
that God would indeed speak to your soul in your dreams?
Dreams of creation of a tiny baby
Dreams of protection of a mother and child
Dreams of direction for your lives?
Joseph, you were a wonderful dreamer
a dream of protection?
Did you dream of hearing
God's voice, that inner knowing
of being told where to go
and what to do:
dreams of directions?
Did you in your wildest dreams then ever think
that God would indeed speak to your soul in your dreams?
Dreams of creation of a tiny baby
Dreams of protection of a mother and child
Dreams of direction for your lives?
Joseph, you were a wonderful dreamer
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