Thursday, December 2, 2021

Fragments of a Dream

 Dream, Clouds, Sleep, Text, Fantasy

I.

Walking the avenue of pines
a lion saunters on the
grassy side, entering
a portal in a tree

II.

Bones and rattles, smell of sage
a rope ladder, leading upwards
to the sound of a pounding drum

III.

 The stars and moon glisten in the night
we the poets and storytellers leaving
messages for generations to come

 IV.

 Through the haziness a vision appears
in the desert sun two snakes hiss
where the cactus blooms

 V.

 Standing on the highest mountain rock,
a warrior, to the left a valley and to
the right a fading river, where have
the buffalo gone, the tribe wonders

VI.

 Clinging to a sheer cliff, unable to find
the next foothold, adventure awaits
the choice is mine

 VII.

 Stepping into the enchanted circle of
oak trees, the center a soft bed of leaves
the invitation to journey is clear

linking with dVerse
hosted by Laura writing
fragmented poetry


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Authors note:  These are actual fragments from my dream journals



18 comments:

  1. What a good idea. Wish I'd thought of that...going to the dream journal.

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    1. Thanks, I have many journals to reference. A fun prompt.

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  2. That was wonderful to know, about the travel journal. I thought the way nature was portrayed, in snippets, was enticing and exotic.

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    1. Thank you nature will alway entice me.

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  3. what intriguing dreams you have - and the fragment poem is such a good outlet for the journal - I especially loved:
    "The stars and moon glisten in the night
    we the poets and storytellers leaving
    messages for generations to come"

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    1. Thanks Laura, I tried to leave a comment on your poem but, I was unable. Thanks for hosting.

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  4. Fragments of dreams. All sound so inviting.

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    1. Thanks Jane, my dreams are vivid and full of color.

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  5. The first one puts me in mind of Narnia.

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    1. Me too, Alex! Any dream with a lion and I know I am entering a special place.

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    1. Thank you Kim, occasionally they are not so nice and leave me in a state of worry.

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  7. Truedessa, to read your examples of being acutely attuned to this world gives me a range of emotions. I like the invitation of the last stanza.

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  8. Like a surrealistic painting--you have vivid dreams!

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    1. Thanks and yes they can be very vivid and I remember most of the details upon awaking.

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  9. Hey True — I am in the half-sleep insomniac bloom of zolpidem, but I like your work. I will return when I am once again razored out to write a ringing comment! ✌🏼❤️

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  10. I love how you cut from your own journals, and I really love the fragments were so instantly yours.

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