Bob Quigley Poet Couplet

Nightmare Or Dream

First it seems real, then it's not
She stands anchored in her spot
First excited, then afraid
To this place where she has strayed

Standing in a field of wheat
A dusty trail beneath her feet
Fighting back a sense of dread
From the farmhouse up ahead

A single light to guide her way
Should she approach, or run away
Indecision clouds her mind
To forge ahead, to leave behind

Caught between nightmare and dream
Nothing is as it may seem
Is a fairyland beyond the beam
Or will her muse end with a scream


Written for Tracie's "Between Nightmares and Dreams" contest

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Glenn Sentes January 31, 2012 at 2:12 AM There is something with the flow that lured me to your poem, Bob! I love this one! Congratulations on your win, my friend. Thanks for reading my poem and leaving a nice comment! More power! Bob Quigley January 31, 2012 at 8:09 AM Thank you Glenn. I appreciate your comments

Christopher Bunton January 30, 2012 at 3:50 PM Congratulations. Well done! Bob Quigley January 30, 2012 at 5:06 PM Thank you Christopher

Joe Flach January 30, 2012 at 11:10 AM Bob, I really liked this one. The rhyme, meter and flow just seemed to work so well for me as I read it. And, I think you caught the essence of the picture really well. Nice job. Bob Quigley January 30, 2012 at 1:16 PM Thanks much Joe. I appreciate that.

Carol Sunshine Brown January 30, 2012 at 8:00 AM Congratulations on your placement in the "Between Nightmares and Dreams" contest Bob. Love, Carol Bob Quigley January 30, 2012 at 8:44 AM Thank you Carol

Brenda Victoria Northeast January 23, 2012 at 10:54 PM Well done here Bob- a champion poem. You really caught the photo well. Much blessings, brenda and thank you for commenting on my poem, Doves eyes : ) Bob Quigley January 24, 2012 at 8:28 AM Thank you Brenda. I hope Tracie agrees with you:)