Stephen Kilmer Poet Free verse

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.

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Laura Breidenthal August 5, 2013 at 8:18 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 Stephen Kilmer September 1, 2013 at 1:29 PM thanks Laura, It is bittersweet. Love is love. Kilmer

Kay Surfield July 29, 2013 at 8:52 PM Indeed, this poem is very moving, leaving one wanting for more, wishing for reality and the inevitable. Stephen Kilmer July 29, 2013 at 9:21 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

Cherie Thomas July 29, 2013 at 7:30 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,,,, Stephen Kilmer September 1, 2013 at 1:30 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

Karen Anglesey July 28, 2013 at 10:13 PM Enchanting and mystical. It's sad that she is only a dream ... very moving Karen Anglesey July 29, 2013 at 11:15 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 Stephen Kilmer July 29, 2013 at 10:59 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