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Forgotten Dreams

remember when the playground slept in dreams that seldom smiled the merry-goes and seesaws wept~ few truths were reconciled yet still, the empty swings bade lonely hearts to sit all wet from early morning dew and tears from wasted wishes there was no one to push the swing and laugh at tethered flight~ we stretched our legs, a song to sing to snapping wind and kites what raucous silence joined the din and danced its dizzy spell as twilight curtains drew their shade upon the waning stage I begged my slumber to be still imagination tossed~ but dreams will tarry on until their memory is lost

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Date: 7/7/2025 12:00:00 PM
You are such a master wordsmith. The combination of words... the imagery.... the nostalgia it evokes... superb. Hope all is well.
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Date: 7/4/2025 7:21:00 PM
Craig, you have the touch not only of a poet, but also of an artist who paints with words...
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Craig Cornish
Date: 7/5/2025 10:53:00 AM
Frederic, thanks so much!
Date: 7/4/2025 6:11:00 AM
What a pleasure it was to read this poem, weaving images on a scale we can relate to and yearn for memories behind twilight shades. Thank you for sharing this with us, Craig. FAVing it :)
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Suzette Richards
Date: 7/4/2025 11:53:00 AM
:)
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Craig Cornish
Date: 7/4/2025 8:42:00 AM
Su, honored to have your praise and respect your art - thank you!
Date: 7/4/2025 5:33:00 AM
What strange things are the shreds of dreams that are half remembered, and it feels ambiguous whether it would be good to try and get back to the dream or escape from it. Memory has strong tent pegs sometimes, and other times forgets them. This was interesting to read and contemplate, and feel the sense between the contradictions. J :)
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Craig Cornish
Date: 7/4/2025 8:58:00 AM
Jeanette, thanks so much for your thoughtful comment - you're relatively new here - but I can tell you're not new to writing - love the wind in your wings!

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