Warren Milton Poet Idyll (Idyl)

Palace of Dreams and Memories

I pray for a palace of dreams and memories
With stones and pillars of mementos 
And high crystal ceilings that glow with my dreams. 
Halls filled with melancholy melodies— 
Each bittersweet note echoing the hopes, fears 
And tears of all my past years and epochs. 

I wish to wear regalia woven with nostalgia, 
So I may dance with familiar shadows, dining with them 
On pleasing delicacies of olden days while waited upon by 
Mere thoughts. 

I yearn for stately windows viewing wondrous groves  
That rustle with all that which could have been, but did not—
And colossal galleries of art that mirrors my memories,
So I may live them again, but only as a perfect dream.

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Beata Agustin April 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

John Fleming November 5, 2017 at 5:37 AM Wow, Warren! Beautifully espoused -- I am most impressed! I think your famous ancestor, Mr John Milton, would have been proud himself to have written this. Great stuff! My best regards. :) john Warren Milton November 5, 2017 at 5:49 AM Thank you so much for your kind words John, I am very moved!