She longs for clandestine meetings
in the middle of the night; moonlit,
shadow-filled secret trysts are always fleeting.
She’s left crying for more substance and feeling
dissatisfied with the hoots and screams
of owls, the cobweb caresses of the ghosts
in the corner arousing only small emotions –
compared to the great love of which she dreams.
Kim M. Russell, 9th April 2019
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Poems in April Day 9 The Tuesday Platform: Understand that this is a dream
Sanaa has shared a poem by Allen Ginsberg, entitled ‘Understand That This Is A Dream’, and the NaPoWrimo prompt is to write a poem using the title of Ginsberg’s poem as a point of reference. We can choose our own form or write in free verse.
The dream of great love is sometimes just that!
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Such a deeply passionate poem this is, Kim! ❤ I can picture her dreaming, feel the longing for “clandestine meetings in the middle of the night,” sigh … we can have anything we want in this world if we want it strongly enough and I see great love in her future! 😉 Thank you so much for writing to the prompt! ❤
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Thank you, Sanaa!❤
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I remember (what seems a thousand years ago) that earnest need for a close relationship with a girl at school. Unlucky then but others fortunately did colour my teens!
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Someday he’ll come along…
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A dream of being let down. The words and pose say it all.
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Thank you, Colleen.
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I adore your interpretation of the picture – you have hit the nail on the head with some people’s preference to the dream over reality. I also like the form you have used – overall a very dreamy poem.
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Thank you, Kerry!
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I agree with Rajani….sometimes, alas, it remains a dream. Sigh.
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Thank you, Sherry.
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We are often torn by our dreams, some satisfy, some the opposite. I like your lines
” shadow-filled secret trysts are always fleeting”.
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Thanks Ellecee.
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love your vision of an unrequited dream
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Thank you, Toni.
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Gorgeous image to enhance your beautiful words Kim.
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Thank you, Linda.
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We need to do more research on how to have better and satisfying dreams. Perhaps electronically or by magnetic brainwave hi-jacking (hacking) dreams could be altered.
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I’d like to be able to record and edit mine – some of them would make good films!
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Sometimes we can only have the dream and not the reality.
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That is so true, Susie.
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oh, the desire for great passion. Be careful what you wish for…
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A 19th century construct for a 21st century lament — that all of those storied doors to love (the stuff of our enduring Harlequin fantasies) turned out to be exits.
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Thanks Brendan.
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iconic; filled with a plethora of vibrant images! Excellent!
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Cheers Frank!
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