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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

Date: 3/9/2014 4:19:00 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

Date: 3/7/2014 6:02:00 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

Date: 3/6/2014 7:38:00 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

Date: 3/6/2014 5:00:00 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

Date: 3/6/2014 4:26:00 PM

nice poem, matthew! i especially like the ending...

M. L. Kiser

Date: 3/6/2014 10:16:00 AM

I love the idea of flights of fancy exploding like roman candles! A great read! Thanks for visiting my pages.

Skat A

Date: 3/6/2014 10:01:00 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