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Dream Chaser

Dreams I chase, frustration! Obscurities. Disappointment looms, your presence has no room, it’s cluttered, hoarded regrets. Reverie, like you, escapes grasp, like trying to hold sand in my hands. My dreams slipping through can never come true. Susan Ashley July 18, 2017 (June 26, 2017)

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John Watt

Date: 3/21/2020 12:20:00 AM

Susan, we poets are by nature dreamers, chasing visions of beauty, truth, romance, peace, healthy relationships, the end of pandemics... I hope the dream that evaded you has been replaced by others that found their way into your grasp. Hugs/John

John Watt
Date: 3/22/2020 9:23:00 PM

"better yet, see things for what they can be..." Amen, Susan.

Susan Ashley
Date: 3/22/2020 7:59:00 PM

Yes, my dear friend, there is such valuable truth in your beautiful comments. We poets, just love to dream and muse, and see things for what they are, or better yet, see things for what they can be.. an imaginative heart is free to embrace and express what has been experienced and, what is yet to be experienced, even if it's only in one's hopes and imagination.. I relish your insightful musings, John. Fortunately, my dreams have found me and I've wrapped my arms around them. I hope the same for you, as well. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan

Vladislav Raven

Date: 1/4/2019 11:17:00 AM

Hi Susan, I am definitely a Dream Chaser. My dreams are my life. To have the dream is what matters to me. If it comes true, if yes, that is just an added bonus. Your words have such strong meaning. I always find that sometimes dreams come true but not in the way we expect. This is another wonderful, honest write from your pen. Have a w Friday. Hugs....Mike. XX. It is always a joy to rwad tour words Jan.

Susan Ashley
Date: 1/6/2019 8:03:00 PM

My dear friend, my apologies for my late reply.. I haven't had much time here lately.. I appreciate your time spent with one of my older poems, and indeed, you are a dream chaser, like me, Mike.. dreams are a driving force, and yes, to have the dream, to strive in joy, is the ultimate experience. Dreams do come true in their own ways..Thank you for your beautiful thoughts, my wonderful friend. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan

Paul Callus

Date: 12/25/2017 3:43:00 PM

Probably most of us are dream chasers. Dreams & hopes have a big say on our lives, but many of them evaporate into thin air. Do we expect too much? You describe disappointment and frustration very well, Susan. It was a pleasure reading this meaningful poem. ~ Warm regards // paul

Susan Ashley
Date: 12/27/2017 8:09:00 PM

Paul, our hopes and dreams keep us reaching further, for the stars, for inspiration to reach our goals, and yes, sometimes dreams don't come true.. but hope is the lifeblood of our dreams and when dreams do come true - it's magical - but would we feel the magic if all our dreams came true? Thank you for your beautiful comments, you delight me. Warmest wishes dear friend ~Susan

Funom Makama

Date: 7/19/2017 1:43:00 PM

You just unzipped the covers of my mind to the unprecedented worship of your adorable lines with a powerful choice of words that can't just be ignored. Showers of your wisdom is well palpated in this page and the only thing I can say is a big WELL DONE! Can't wait to have more of your mental command flowing through my reading mind.

Susan Ashley
Date: 7/19/2017 9:08:00 PM

Thank you Funom for your kind and flourishing comment. I've been reading some of your work and it's amazing! :)

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/18/2017 1:52:00 PM

- A great poem, Susan - We all have dreams ... some come true others not - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Susan Ashley
Date: 7/18/2017 7:20:00 PM

Hi Anne-Lise, thank you! and some dreams aren't worth chasing at all lol!

Darren White

Date: 7/18/2017 9:19:00 AM

Great etheree! even though the subject is perhaps not so happy....

Susan Ashley
Date: 7/18/2017 9:51:00 AM

Hi Darren, thank you for reading my poem and for your kind comment. Isn't it life's miseries that inspires us so..? Lol!