bury me with my dreams,
old they may be, fatigued parchment
of a prayer book held too long,
held too tight,
what good will they be to you anyway,
incongruent with the living,
shroud them gently, each one,
this from the night we climbed to the clouds
on wires of lightheaded rain,
and that when the moon was complaining,
chiffon wave ears scattered on the sand;
I need their irresolvable yearning
in my hands when I leave,
their folly of attachment, of want,
their songs of erratic discord,
their roots are where our roots are,
deep in the earth,
in the echo of the ocean,
where every difference, every distance
folds into sublime equations,
why we fall out of love,
why we want to unwant by starlight,
why the improbable never pales its call;
it is the eccentric wind here, unhinged,
with its scent that stirs time,
shifting the balance, recalculating dreams,
bury me where the answers are,
with dreams that danced like mendicants in rapture,
that sighed like decadent harlots,
dreams that were spawned by awkward anticipation,
dreams searching for the lost variable,
dreams undreaming the end,
bury me where I can untangle them
hope by stubborn hope before they die.
Powerful and beautiful!
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Thank you π
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Beautiful, hauntinglanguage, albeit conveying a somewhat melancholy mood.
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Thanks Rosemary… some poems like to wallow a little π
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Our roots are in the earth – and I believe that is the only peace we will find being close to our roots…bkm
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Thank you π
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‘it is the eccentric wind here, unhinged,
with its scent that stirs time,’
what an emotive and mesmerizing line. I could get lost in it. Another wonderful piece.
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Thank you Wendy.
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What a beautiful ethereally rich poem!! I can feel the wind & picture the dreams!
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Thanks so much Mary.
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Well, That covers it all succinctly. I think when an artist is buried in their dreams, I believe, they are still standing up π
Another wonderful reading for me.
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Thanks so muchπ
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Beautifully accomplished write which, as usual, has me wondering through questions. Are dreams simply wants we have mistakenly defined as needs? Or, are they what actually keep us moving, knowing we are alive, and that’s why we’d rather take them with us? Either way, I love the fluidity you bring to your poetic reflections,
Elizabeth
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Thanks Elizabeth..always good to see you here. Glad you liked this one.
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Some have asked to be buried with their shields. For us, word-fighters and world-builders, it would make perfect sense to be buried with the dreams we’ve yet to write… and make true. I love how you said it.
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Thanks so much Magaly…
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Oh, I like the theme. Our dreams are such the mystic source of inspiration and writing. I wish you to untangle all of them!
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Yes, me too!! Thanks so much Irene.
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I love the imagery, as always. How wonderful it would be to go from this world to one with answers. But for now the questions must suffice.
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Thanks Myrna π
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it is the eccentric wind here, unhinged,
with its scent that stirs time,
shifting the balance, recalculating dreams
The wind once unleashed can result in sweet dreams depending on directions followed by the wayward dreams.Very much so Thot!
Hank
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Thank you Hank π
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What a beautiful write! I especially liked “bury me where the answers are”.
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Thank you Beverly.
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It works well in that it makes me feel. Dreamy and eerie. It’s ultimately sad because it all passes away.
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It is a little… thanks Colleen. Looking forward to your book!
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I really like how you describe the dreams, I feel that these dreams are those that could just as well be real.
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Thanks Bjorn.
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“why we want to unwant by starlight”
This line intrigues me so much! Who needs to wish upon a star when the starlight invites us (if only we will listen!) to divest ourselves of desire, and just be.
(At least, that’s my take-away!)
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Human nature to find complexity in simple joys I suppose… thanks so much Magic.
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Beautiful:
“and that when the moon was complaining,
chiffon wave ears scattered on the sand;
I need their irresolvable yearning
in my hands when I leave,
their folly of attachment, of want,
their songs of erratic discord”
“it is the eccentric wind here, unhinged,
with its scent that stirs time”
“bury me where the answers are”
“bury me where I can untangle them
hope by stubborn hope before they die.”
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Thank you π
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Your imagery always amazes me. There is great power in your closing lines. Loved this.
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Thanks so much Sherry. Always good to see you here.
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Oh to buried with my dreams but what if the choice is not ours? How can we make our life complete before we complete it? Sadly that is the crux for we can only mindless for that to be so. This sad poem is beautifully written…sweet dreams to you.
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That’s a big question Robin..how to make life complete so dreams don’t have to die. Thanks so much.
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This is gorgeously penned, especially love; “bury me where the answers are, with dreams that danced like mendicants in rapture.”
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Thanks Sanaaπ
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If we are to be buried dreams are a comfort.. i love the soaring imagery you once again present us with
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Thanks Jae π
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