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Dreams To Remember

Saturnine fields Lay fallow Upon the shores The wind does not breathe Time to stand still While I hold you in my mind I am reminded of bucolic days And nights that never ended We lived and loved And walked together Though never hand-in-hand In the moon I saw your smile A whisper in the trees Your voice Danced upon the breeze Like a satellite Twinkling in the night You circled my bed Angel of silence Not a word was said In the morning I would drink tea Waiting for an aberration To be found in the pattern Of the leaves Alone, oh no Not I! For I have a dream A dream to remember Though often I do cry.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 8/5/2013 8:18:00 PM
This touched me in a familiar way. The sense of longing is evident. The last stanza...man so powerful. It's a bittersweet thing...dreams. --at least for myself. Always, Laura
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 9/1/2013 1:29:00 PM
thanks Laura, It is bittersweet. Love is love. Kilmer
Date: 7/29/2013 8:52:00 PM
Indeed, this poem is very moving, leaving one wanting for more, wishing for reality and the inevitable.
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 7/29/2013 9:21:00 PM
Thank you Kay for your insightful thoughts. I appreciate you talking to the time to read my work and hope you come back. Kilmer
Date: 7/29/2013 7:30:00 PM
I felt the longing in this poem, very deep sad emotions here but the memory of a beautiful dream lingers on...thanks kilmer....<3<3. Cherie,,,,
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 9/1/2013 1:30:00 PM
Yes lost love is always painful. We must learn to move on...easy as it sounds it is very painful to the heart. ~Kilmer
Date: 7/28/2013 10:13:00 PM
Enchanting and mystical. It's sad that she is only a dream ... very moving
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Karen Anglesey
Date: 7/29/2013 11:15:00 AM
I have a few that I thought I wrote too quickley, they just seem to come and flow onto the paper... doesn't happen that way very often. When it flows it's magical. Well done
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 7/29/2013 10:59:00 AM
Sad indeed. Thanks for taking the time to read. Some of these I write very quickly and wonder if I even should put them out there... Kilmer

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