Last Night I Dreamt I Saw You

Last night I dreamt I saw you standing
in a field of blue wild flowers,
it's been decades since I've seen you,
but it only felt like hours.

You were smiling at me,
that crooked smile I love,
I tried to move toward you, but
my feet were stuck in mud.

I was rooted to the spot,
on the border of that field
and, though I longed to reach you,
the earth refused to yield.

Frustrated and panicking I
looked down at my feet,
and then you were gone and...
I guess I was asleep.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Mehta Avatar
March 30, 2010 at 7:25 PM
Congrats for the win. Dreams are such
Villarosa Avatar
March 28, 2010 at 10:56 PM
Congratulations, Danielle. Well done on this. (^_^) Noel.
Richards Avatar
March 28, 2010 at 10:38 AM
What a sad, yet a dream I can imagine that was real, and one you experienced...realizing it's meaning upon the morning's light. Made me sad. But Happy that you were a deserving winner in the contest! Congratulations, Danielle!
White Avatar
March 28, 2010 at 3:05 AM
Fantastic dream, Congrats Danielle
Sweetheart Avatar
March 27, 2010 at 8:12 PM
Big congrats Danielle on your winning poem in the I Dreamed contest.. an excellent poem and wonderful win ..enjoy your victory walk to the winners circle... luv.. "Sweetheart" ... have u been on PP yet?
Johnson Avatar
March 27, 2010 at 6:24 PM
lVery real to life dream. I know how it is when youcan't seem to move in a bad dream or in a good one. Congratulations on your win. Joyce
Faulkner Avatar
November 29, 2008 at 9:52 AM
Beautifully done! I felt like I was standing there, too. "looking down at my feet"----fabulous! Good writing to you. Brian
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
November 18, 2008 at 9:25 AM
Touching, Danielle. God Bless. Vince
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