The Dream of a Rill

The Dream of a Rill

Up in the highlands a leafy green dell
where day dreamers dream in the quiet still
blissfully dreaming beneath nature’s spell.
Where clusters of daisies cover the hill
and soft sighing zephyrs sway the blue bell 
slow dancing in time by a bubbling rill 
The rill herself is a wandering stream
And she, like the dreamers, has her own dream


She’ll leave the green dell, and finally flow
beneath the old bridge where children do wade
bypass the tall pines in long serried row
all standing up straight, like scouts on parade
Then winding through banks where the bulrushes grow
mid marsh marigolds that bloom in the shade
She’ll meet with her fate, a strong river free
And join its bold rush to greet the wide sea.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Mcintosh Avatar
January 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Wonderful. love it. God bless you and Congrats, love, Gina
Woods Avatar
January 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Margaret, What a lovely poem! Congratulations on your placement! Xo
Rodrigues Avatar
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Lovely lines, at the start, lift us into the air! Truly love this! Congrats!
Hind Avatar
January 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is my first time reading you! I loved your poem! How enchanting..."has her own dream"
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January 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thank you, Paige. Your comments are much appreciated.
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