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Ether-Bound -Anacreontic Verse

Ether-bound, into the blue I’m flying with his hand clasped in mine. Is this a dream? Underneath us earth is growing small. But up and up - wondrously we lift! Above a mound of clouds we drift. A glorious haze of stillness envelops us - sweet tranquility. I turn to see his eyes so tender - mirroring mine. Suddenly, a sharp shrill sound splits the silence most profound. The clouds vanish. I lose his hand as I reach toward the alarm clock. Sadly, yes, it was but a dream. April 13, 2021 For Silent One's Anacreontic Verse Poetry Contest 3-5 syllables per line, checked by Howmanysyllables.com

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Regina Mcintosh

Date: 7/29/2021 3:46:00 PM

Love this Andrea. Awesome verse and vision. Love it. God bless you and Congrats on your win. Love, Gina

Alexis Y.

Date: 7/29/2021 2:20:00 PM

WoW! Andrea, You've penned a good entry for the contest. I wasn't expecting the ending. That was some dream. Congratulations on your top win. It was well deserved. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 7/29/2021 12:22:00 PM

Love those flying dreams, but then you have to come back to earth - congratulations on your win!

Silent One

Date: 7/29/2021 6:41:00 AM

Sorry, I've not been around.. Not much free time at the moment, and that means not enough time for Poetry Soup... Thank you for writing for my contest and apologies it took so long to judge.. Congratulations on your placement...

Jcb Brul

Date: 4/20/2021 9:02:00 PM

I love this! It makes me feel I was there! A fave for me! Best wishes..A sure win for me..

Joanna Daniel

Date: 4/17/2021 6:57:00 AM

Now that was a nice dream, Andrea:)

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 4/17/2021 4:43:00 AM

Great, absolutely great Andrea - it sounded and felt so beautiful as I read it I was travelling with you, but dreams are dreams and they forcefully bring us back to reality with an alarm clock. Good luck Andrea my friend. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Anitha Jayasankar

Date: 4/16/2021 2:16:00 AM

I just loved this Andrea... you have taken us through your journey in dream... some lines I admire... ' his eyes so tender, mirroring mine'... I still remember the different strange dreams I used to have in deep sleep... I hope this will place high... Sad that I missed writing for this contest... Now it's late... Hugs.. ~ Ani

David Mchattie

Date: 4/14/2021 7:20:00 PM

Extremely clever and entertaining. Well penned my friend. 'Love is but a dream.' Have a great day.

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 4/14/2021 8:22:00 AM

Nice work Andrea, especially with the strict syllable count. Best of luck in the contest.

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 4/14/2021 8:00:00 AM

Brilliant, Andrea. I love this - it's a sure winner. Love it. God bless you, Love, Gina

John Lawless

Date: 4/14/2021 5:13:00 AM

Dream on Andrea...Dream on. Excellent us of this very perplexing form

Vijay Pandit

Date: 4/14/2021 4:37:00 AM

Dream or not --being on the clouds, flying with love is a trip to behold, Andrea. Sadly you lost his hand.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 4/14/2021 2:32:00 AM

I loved your vision of flying in this wonderful entry Andrea. I bet it does well. I’ve had dreams like this where I rose up so high I could actually see the entire earth below me. Time to say good night. Blessings xxoo

Harry Horsman

Date: 4/14/2021 2:20:00 AM

It is so ironic, i remember my dreams were once all about flying. Love the poem Andrea.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 4/14/2021 12:56:00 AM

You can always dream again tomorrow :) Sad dream though but so well composed.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/13/2021 10:09:00 PM

This is exquisitely composed Andrea.