Last Night I Dreamt

Last night I dreamt I wrote a poem
And it was all complete
But then, by accident, I hit
The key that said “Delete.”

I tried, in vain, to reconstruct
The words I’d deftly chosen,
But all my efforts were for naught;
My brain was blank or frozen.

I knew it was a masterpiece,
The best I’d ever written
And every reader, every judge
Would surely have been smitten.

When I awoke, I wondered
If my dream, perhaps, were true;
But since this poem is all that’s left,
That’s quite an ample clue.


August 2, 2013  ~ for Francine's contest ~ Humorous
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August 11, 2013 at 3:15 AM
a wonderful win Ilene, congratulations..... SKAT
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August 7, 2013 at 11:40 PM
Hello Ilene, Congratulations in "Last Night I Dreamt ... contest :-)" xox~~~ always~ LINDA
Dietrich Avatar
August 6, 2013 at 2:40 PM
yes, yes, this deserved best funny one for sure. CONGRATS
Kendrick Avatar
August 6, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Cute one..I have hit that delete button in my brain several times..Enjoyed reading your winning work..Congrats..Sara
Gorelick Avatar
August 6, 2013 at 7:34 AM
Funny stuff, but it has so much truth to it too..I have wonderful insights in the middle of the night..gone in the morning. congrats.BG
Lamoureux Avatar
August 5, 2013 at 9:37 PM
I know this feeling. Well done Irene.
Roberts Avatar
August 5, 2013 at 8:04 PM
I write them as I'm drifting off and if I don't drag myself out of bed by morning I don't remember any of it. congrats on your first place win in the humorous category
Johnson Avatar
August 5, 2013 at 2:15 PM
You've reiterated very well the poetry you lost. I too have had to pay at night the vacuous theif's cost. :)
Poet Avatar
August 3, 2013 at 2:35 PM
Very nice!!That is why I write it first on a piece of paper :)
Cavanaugh Avatar
August 2, 2013 at 10:31 PM
Another wonderful poem and I can so identify with it. Love it.
Dietrich Avatar
August 2, 2013 at 10:07 AM
hey, you rocked it, Ilene!! this for sure is gonna be on the winners' list. Francine just made a blog saying she only has four funny ones in her contest so far. You may have just pushed my skunky one out of the running. hahaha. Luv, Andrea
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