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Free Verse Collection 2
: Clouds Dancing By by michaelcahill



polar bears
appearing to be without cares
surf the Bonsai Pipeline
'neath parasols
    I believe those are
    strawberry daquiris
    with red, white and blue umbrellas
                           they are a sippin'


it isn't a competition
but the crowd cheers
nonetheless
   who knew they could surf
   certainly, not the
          Globalist Luciferians
 

I could interject
were I more circumspect
     about her
         there's always a her
as it were
   when I
   am ensconced
         an apple of
         a certain turtle dove
 

but I grow weary
and Timothy Leary
didn't interest me
    much to everyone's chagrin
 

were this a dream
I would not fall to sleep
and sheep
their mindless leaping
would not
signify the coming
gloom of one more night
in lonely's tomb
 

what have we here?


        an assembly to address ...
 


"People, people
The Earth Conscripted Unitripted
Dudes and Dames Who got a Little
Froggy When the Icecaps Turned to Slushys
Society of What the Hell

welcomes you
to my world
did anyone bring that girl?
Okay, just checking
some necking could've
sent this vision in a whole
exciting different way
but no derision is intended
so, let's play"


the world is going surely
straight to hell
    and I mean really
        if you are believers


metaphorically
    if you find
        that such talk is from
           deceivers


either way our goose is
sautéed crisped and cooked
            we've all been rooked
 

ENTER: The rays
of the eternal daystar
bouncing deliriously
on my forlorn figure
          like ... lights ... yep
 

under the clever guise
of a nightmare
the days pass by
     this day
           that day
and then there was
                the other day
 

I remember as I watch clouds
                              dancing by
Mark Larky from the third grade
they called him spazz
          it hurt his feelings
but he didn't have a machine gun
          no one did
we didn't know our rights
so, we all lived in ignorance
we were wrong to call him that
           but it didn't cost us anything
the Constitution was not threatened
           there was no need to mend
 



In days of yore ...
The young Mark of Clumsastumblefoot
was gregarious by nature
but strange to the nimble and fleet
folk of Gracefulopolus
but as the town motto said
"Grace is for all, should they stand or fall"
so, young Mark could always
count on a helping hand
he was most clumsy a foot
but his grip grew strong
and his love for all did too
when Susie Weakbonette
fell down the well
all were forlorn
no one had toes
of suitable grip strength
to grasp her
Mark reached down with his
powerful hands and snatched her up
         (at least that's what my
                    daydream was about ....)

 

well, daydreams, nightdreams
we all scream
yes, I scream
 

I had a dream
but she left
on that cloud over there
the one that looks 
like a ravenous clam
consuming a Kosher pickle
as it approaches
two mountains
made out of molehills
 

but I dream anyway
for it's all she left me
it's become a foolish dream
for I am
 

I awaken
having dreamt of you


             yes


without an open eye
I feel the sheets
entwinned in my legs
           silky and warm
and the pillows
    held close
I taste you on my lips
and I hear you moan
        that satisfied moan
and I writhe a bit
for I want more of you
         before I face the day
 

I open my eyes
        you lean forward
                and kiss me
 

it's just a dream


     but no dream
            would be sad


                 opinions vary
 



 

Author Notes


ANYONE is welcome to join our little club. I highly recommend it. :))

Write a free verse poem that involves dreams or dreaming in some way. It can be any kind of dream, daydream, nightmare, dream for the future, a dream life, a dream girl ... there's no limit but your own creativity. Of course, we are poets, and poets who create our own forms and styles, so remember, use all of the poetic tools available, rhyme, meter, alliteration, form, shape and don't forget that presentation can enhance your vision as well. As always, if you have any questions or any suggestions to offer, the discussion threads are open and waiting. I can only dream of the amazing work about to unfold.

Our dreams are always an amalgam in my view, just like our waking hours. The world goes on, we react and are affected. At the same time, our personal lives follow along of equal or greater importance to us. Everything means more to me when I'm in love. Perhaps, I'm a silly old fool. LOL

     

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