The Breeghy

The Breeghy


      Few know of the Breeghy that has incredible power,
      It can shorten a second or lengthen an hour.
      And during the day the Breeghy cannot be found
      For it sleeps by the toadstools, under the ground.
      And if you ask which way did it go,
      The toadstools will say, “With the wind and the snow.”

      It has feet made of moss and a trunk and a beak
      And feeds on dandilions at least once every week.
      But the mystical Breeghy you never will see
      For it hides in the shadows in the roots of a tree.  
      It wears clothes made of leaves in Autumnal gold
      And the Breeghy will never ever grow old.

      But late in the evening when the moon looks around,
      The Breeghy slips quietly over the ground.
      And when at last we are soundly asleep,
      The Breeghy silently into our bedrooms will creep.
      And in the still of the night when we sleep in our beds
      It is the Breeghy that casts strange dreams in our heads.

      In the morning when sunlight glows all around,
      The mystical Breeghy cannot be found.
      Sometimes you can hear the sound of its snore
      In the distance, like the far waterfall’s roar.
      Until the night when all of us sleep,
      When into our dreams the Breeghy will creep.

      4/22/17
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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May Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 6:02 AM
A mystical dream weaver...Congrats on your win
Stebbings Avatar
May 29, 2017 at 5:39 AM
Thank you very much, Joseph. // Barry
Rodrigues Avatar
May 27, 2017 at 11:06 PM
Very cool, Barry! A fantastic tale! Congrats and happy dreams ;)
Stebbings Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 4:59 AM
Thank you, Kim. I am very pleased with this one, I love to stretch my imagination. // Barry
Scars Avatar
May 27, 2017 at 10:16 PM
loved this Barry..loved the rhythm and rhyme...great poem, thank you and congrats :)
Stebbings Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 4:57 AM
Thank you very much for my place, Laura, I am very pleased.
Haight Avatar
April 26, 2017 at 8:18 AM
Such mystical fantasy imaged in your well-written rhyming couplet poem, Barry. Best wishes for the contest! 7 Sandra
Stebbings Avatar
April 27, 2017 at 1:27 PM
Thank you very much for your appreciation, Sandra. // Barry
Williams Avatar
April 24, 2017 at 3:16 AM
A brilliant piece of imagery Barry. No wonder he snores so loud at day, he keeps a busy night. Come to think of it last night he gave me a strange dream!!
Stebbings Avatar
April 24, 2017 at 3:24 AM
Ah, perhaps the Breeghy really does exist, lol. // Barry
Pinet Avatar
April 23, 2017 at 7:07 PM
A fantasy poem that flaunts reality and has fun with our desires to be entertained by abstract thoughts and magical creatures. Emile. #7
Stebbings Avatar
April 24, 2017 at 3:23 AM
Thank you for your appreciation, Emile. // Barry
Hoffman Avatar
April 23, 2017 at 8:55 AM
Very clever and imaginative write Barry; betcha this will do well in contest! G/L in it!~Che :)
Stebbings Avatar
April 24, 2017 at 3:22 AM
Thank you very much, Cheryl. // Barry
Wolf Avatar
April 22, 2017 at 6:20 PM
That's it! No more meditating with my back against a tree! This is awesome, Barry! This has the whole package! Best of luck to you in the contest my friend!
Stebbings Avatar
April 24, 2017 at 3:20 AM
Thank you, Rick. Julia specified Free Verse for her contest but the subject gave me the idea.
Canerdy Avatar
April 22, 2017 at 2:50 PM
7+, Barry! This is absolutely great-- skillfully-written and very entertaining! Janice
Stebbings Avatar
April 22, 2017 at 3:09 PM
Thank you very much for your appreciation Janice. // Barry
Pett Avatar
April 22, 2017 at 12:01 PM
Brilliant poem Barry, really enjoyed reading this imaginative piece, good luck in contest. :))
Stebbings Avatar
April 22, 2017 at 12:27 PM
Thank you very much, Roy. Julia specified Free Verse so I did not enter it but I appreciate the prompt. // Barry
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