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As I Dream

As I dream a dream that dares
To keep me in the loop
I ponder why my happiness
Is poetry for soup

The color of my grass is green
To greet the morning light
And yet I know the morning dew
Is better late at night

The dandelions roar at me
Before the morning hides
They burst into a thousand puffs
And multiply the prides

A dream is for this heart of mine
To chart a course for home
The equinox of my design
To splash the tidal foam

The shadows of December fall
And settle like the snow
But when they do I like to call
On dreams of long ago.

Written and submitted to the:
"As I Dream" poetry contest
On August 9, 2022
Sponsored by Mystic Rose Rose

Copyright © Bryan Norton | Year Posted 2022

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Linda Alice Fowler Date: 8/15/2022 6:03:00 AM Oh I quite like this Bryan. :) Congratulations on your win! Linda Login to Reply Bryan Norton Date: 8/15/2022 6:17:00 AM Thank you, Linda. Best wishes to you. Bryan

Constance La France Date: 8/12/2022 5:22:00 PM Bryan, beautiful writing and congratulations on your win in the contest, blessings ~ Constance Login to Reply Bryan Norton Date: 8/15/2022 6:20:00 AM Thank you, Constance. Always nice to hear from you. --Bryan

Gary Radice Date: 8/10/2022 7:14:00 AM Bryan, if you keep writing them, I will always read them. Your rhyming is always top notch. There's a beautiful poignancy that pervades all your words here; your last stanza is truly brilliant. The dandelions 'roaring' is clever. (I love the word dandelions; from the French for Dents de Lion or Lion's teeth which is what they look like in that stage before they 'burst into a thousand tears') Just wonderful. Cheers - Gary Login to Reply Bryan Norton Date: 8/11/2022 5:26:00 AM Sorry Gary, I keep changing my poem on you. Thank you for reading, and taking the time to comment. Your friend, Bryan