Dreamcatcher

Dream catcher, dream catcher,
Catch my dark and spooky dreams.
Trap the bad ones in your web
Of woven wood and feathered streams.

Dream catcher I believe in you
As did the Indians long ago
I know there's magic in your circle
Through the centre good dreams flow.

As you hang above my bed,
protect me from the nightmare train.
Grant me peaceful calm in sleep.
Let only happy thoughts remain.

When the sun begins to rise
Vanquish all my captured fright
I'll listen for a rustling feather
and know sweet dreams will fill the night.

Myrna Beth Lambert, USA

There are a number of different legends associated with the dream catcher some with deeper meanings than others but I like the simple childlike theme of letting the sweet dreams through while the bad are captured in the web.