On Dreaming
I often wonder with a grin
What imagery my dreams might show:
I blanket deep, pull covers in,
And ponder how my dreams will go ...
For in the haunt of last night's tale
A dreadful cavern opened wide,
And in a frenzy dogs of hell
Were barking savagely inside.
The night before a citrus-breeze
Swept softly through a perfumed glade
Where goddesses sang songs of ease
As I indulged a Willow's shade.
In yet another dream I slept
And dreamed a dream within a dream,
And when I 'woke' I strangely wept,
As nothing seemed as it should seem.
I even dreamed of you, dear friend—
Two poets meeting at the mall.
You shared a line of verse you penned
Which read: "I seldom dream at all" ...
Oh, would that I could dreamless sleep
Untouched by random ills and bliss,
And enter into ever deep
Your tranquil state of dreamlessness.
For here in slumber now I lie,
And wonder what my dreams will be.
Perhaps I'll dream that you and I
Will meet and read more poetry.
About this poem
A reflection on the unpredictability that they engender, this poem expresses a desire to be only with those who we love if we must of necessity dream; or, to bask in the dreamless, nirvana-like state which transcends the nervous anticipation of ‘what dreams may come’.
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Submitted by Vixility on August 19, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 959 |
| Words | 199 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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