Matthew Anish Poet Free verse

Flights of Fancy

Imagination 
     a force to 
be reckoned with 
   when considering 
the human condition 
Who doesn't have fantasies?
Stardom, erotic fantasies
  athletic, political fantasies 
   capture the minds 
of the multitude 
   The mind needs to 
escape the dull work - a - day world
 and lead the inhabitants of this earth 
  to flights of fancy 
The stars are like
   little time bombs 
which can explode like Roman Candles 
if you consider them
   carefully enough 
   The mind of man 
is still an uncharted ocean 
   where the poets, painters,
musicians and writers
   can paint 
with glorious strokes of fantasy 
"Perchance to dream" as the bard has it 
   Let us praise the dreamers 
   Let us praise the ability to fantasize 
We are glorious shards 
   of a star which 
       shattered 
many millennium ago

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Gautami Phookan March 9, 2014 at 4:19 AM One more today :) To me this is intellectual. And me too, the moment I leave work,, I go into the fantasy world.. The world of goblins,, elves! My bedside has scores of children's fairytale books! Thank you for this lovely poem! I love how you call us shards of stars, Yes we are.. and so we have carbon, proof enough :)

Kelly Deschler March 7, 2014 at 6:02 PM Where would poetry be without imagination? And, how boring would existence be without these little flights of fancy! We're lucky to have a place like Poetry Soup, where we can express ourselves and escape from reality for awhile. This is a wonderful poem, Matthew, and it is a fave for me!...Thank you for the great comments! :)

Cherl Dunn March 6, 2014 at 7:38 PM To me as a writer the human imagination is one of the greatest gifts ever given to us mortal beings and you have a great gift here my friend well expressed and shared by your valued lines put forth loved it alot. cheri also thank you for your comment on my mist poem glad you enjoyed it so much. cheri

Poet Destroyer A March 6, 2014 at 5:00 PM Where are you my friend, Matt, from New York... I miss you, and I am glad to be back, with a much better spirit too..... I enjoy how you expand my mind, and in some ways you have encouraged me to be a better poet... Thank you... Linda

Ilene Bauer March 6, 2014 at 4:26 PM nice poem, matthew! i especially like the ending...

M. L. Kiser March 6, 2014 at 10:16 AM I love the idea of flights of fancy exploding like roman candles! A great read! Thanks for visiting my pages.

Skat A March 6, 2014 at 10:01 AM Good morning Matthew, may the imagination run wild with me. I enjoyed the fancy images, of places you know and been to. It is a glorious poem, thank you for sharing. Hugs* SKAT