Nightmare Stuff

Is it the early morn in a yellow field of corn,
Or could it be flowers with strange powers,
Or a stroll on a donkey chomping a carrot,
Or a baby pig in a pram, who would make 
A tasty ham,
Is it when the clock strikes 12.00 for noon or 
The long shadows in the late afternoon, 
That I want to be with you.
Is it the starry sky with the milky way up high,
Or music of the Beatles that scream through,
An open window in the heat of the midday sun 
Where a widow calls each man passing ‘Hey hun’,
Maybe the giant turtle that climbed up a tree,
Who was stung by a bee, or 
The one eyed chimpanzee,
Who can no longer see,
Is when I want to be with you.
Watching people getting stoned, or 
Really zoned,
Who visit a soup kitchen with their ex,
What could be worse, its dark, no light,
Just bad sounds in the night,
Criminals on the loose who own zero,
But drive around in a polished black limo,
And become the village hero,
Is when I want to be with you.
Peeling an apple that never ends or
Mashing mulberries for a murder scene,
But your hands now look blood stained,
Would Hercule Poirot have to solve this mystery,
From the books of Agatha Christie,
Bikini girls from Bay Watch,
A clown appears, puts a bomb down a 
Cleavage, to which he is wired and strung,
BOOM BOOM BANG,
Glad I chose to be with you.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 6/25/2023 12:10:00 PM
A creative write/story. Please, No nightmares for me. Have a great day/week writing away............
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Date: 6/18/2023 11:54:00 AM
I do not think that I could eat a pig after pushing it around in a pram. Haha, love this imagery, "Maybe the giant turtle that climbed up a tree, Who was stung by a bee, or The one eyed chimpanzee," Clever fun here.
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Date: 5/25/2023 5:59:00 PM
That’s the stuff nightmares are made of, an awesome write Jennifer full of wild imagination, loved it… Hugs dear friend… Belle
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Date: 5/1/2023 11:32:00 AM
Wow, Jen, that's a lot of action for one poem. I had a great time reading your poetry. We all experience dreams from time to time, and occasionally they are very terrifying. It's impossible to tell the difference of both a fact and fiction when this happens to us. Amazing verse,
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Date: 5/1/2023 12:05:00 AM
Sometimes we get nightmares of the scariest kind, sometimes just visions of shifting scenes. However when we get such experiences, we cannot distinguish between dream and reality. Great poem, dear Jenny.
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Date: 4/30/2023 11:41:00 AM
So much going on in one verse, Jen, enjoyed the ride through your verse. Lots of love and hugs my friend.
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Date: 4/30/2023 11:09:00 AM
This was quite a feverish trip, Jenny, and at the end of it I was tempted to say "Wake up! Calm down! Everything is gonna be alright." Reminds me of when once my son was not well and had a temp of 106F. Quite frightening, to be honest. ~ Warm regards & Hugs, my friend // paul
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Date: 4/29/2023 4:14:00 AM
This really a great poet, inspiring, daring and beautiful. keep up the good work because there is ton of pretty wonders in this world.
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Date: 4/29/2023 4:14:00 AM
This really a great poet, inspiring, daring and beautiful. keep up the good work because there is ton of pretty wonders in this world.
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Date: 4/27/2023 5:11:00 AM
Wow Jennifer … such imagery that provokes , delights and boggles the mind ! So many visions and so much interplay . The scene shifts … and then shifts again just like in old old time slide show . I hear the click of the carriage as the last slide is loaded ! Just like in a dream or nightmare which you amazingly captured ! Love and hugs to you always , Susan :)
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Date: 4/26/2023 2:19:00 PM
Wow! Jenny, I echo what Tom said. You have an amazing imagination. I found your whimsical write to have great content and imagery. It was nightmarish and bizarre at the same time. Well done. Have a wonderful evening my friend:-) Alexis Soupmail!
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Date: 4/26/2023 8:04:00 AM
Fascinating how the mind works Jennifer! Your vivid lines of nightmarish imagery prove that for sure! happy Wednesday xxoo
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Date: 4/25/2023 11:14:00 AM
Ann enjoyable verse Jennifer, you have great imagination. Hope you're keeping well. Tom
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Date: 4/25/2023 10:14:00 AM
- A dream mixed with many different things ... I would wake up with a headache and feel dizzy, my friend ... a great poem :) - hugs
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