Mel Merrill Poet Rhyme

I Dare Not Dream

I dare not sleep and dream again;
For I cannot bear the cost--
Reminding me, and cruelly so
Of what I had, then lost.

How blessed I would dreamless be,
That I might long forget--
To sleep bereft of reverie,
And absent all regret!

--Mel

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Sharon Gulley October 25, 2016 at 12:09 PM So very beautiful, Mel. Sharon : )

Eileen Manassian January 11, 2015 at 12:07 AM I love your words.... Mel Merrill January 17, 2015 at 3:34 PM You're a sweetheart...thank you. Hugs xo....Mel

Ilene Bauer January 10, 2015 at 8:37 PM this is shakespearean! brilliant! Mel Merrill January 17, 2015 at 3:35 PM Thank you ilene. I haven't been compared to William lately, but I am flattered--and encouraged ;)

Jan Allison January 10, 2015 at 3:07 PM I think all of us can relate to this at some stage in our life Mel:-( Hugs Jan xx Mel Merrill January 17, 2015 at 3:37 PM Hi Jan. Thank you. And yes, I think we can. The intricacies of love and loss. Hugs Mel xo

Ninette Carey January 10, 2015 at 1:24 PM Beautifully Sad! Xo Mel Merrill January 10, 2015 at 1:29 PM Thank you so much...hugs, Mel

John Fleming January 10, 2015 at 1:20 PM Excellent little poem, Mel! :) john. Mel Merrill January 10, 2015 at 1:30 PM Thanks, John. This one's from the heart--and how :)