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Oh, Come, Come Sweet Dreamer

And in my dream- I am a yesterday dreamer, I am transported to a long ago summer; and become lost in a sea of blooms and glitter, where I roam touching each fragile flower. I know this place- it is the garden of mother, where a butterfly drifts like a sun dancer; yes, I recall that bright painted daisy cluster, and the swaying sweet scented lavender. Delightful are the phlox- in a tapestry border, and those pink parfait verbena crawlers; rich blue are the morning glory hangers, and the black-eyed susan are still stunners. I walk in awe- a flower garden picker, and little birds came to a wooden feeder; the air is full of their constant chatter, even the whirling, twirling of a hummer. I see my childhood cat- I called her Whisper, but my dream is fading and memories scatter; I try to hold on by dreaming just a bit deeper, oh no, everything is gone in one last quiver. _____________________ May 22, 2018 Poetry/Monorhyme/Oh Come, Come Sweet Dreamer Copyright Protected, Id 05-1025-088-22 All Rights Reserved, 2018, Constance La France

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Date: 5/22/2018 3:32:00 PM
When dreams are this beautiful, we hate to wake up. Your mother's garden was much like the one my mother had - full of color and a variety of flowers. Perhaps she'll allow me to visit tonight. (Had a few tears because I miss her so.) Best wishes in the contest, dear! Hugs, Carolyn
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Constance La France
Date: 5/27/2018 8:50:00 PM
Carolyn, thank you for the beautiful. This is a lovely memory I keep of my mother, her garden. I miss my mother so much also, she was way to young to die, sometimes I even get angry with God, but I am sure in heaven she is tending the gardens and is waiting for me to come. Unless Heaven is a fairy tale I tell myself.
Date: 5/22/2018 3:21:00 PM
I enjoyed the story you wove here, Constance. The last stanza is so poignant. Is Whisper your dying cat? (sorry I can't keep cat names straight)
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Constance La France
Date: 5/27/2018 8:47:00 PM
Andrea, thanks for visiting my poem, no Whisper was my childhood cat, my old girl hanging on by a whisker now is called Smudges

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