The Forest of Dreams

In the Forest of Dreams,
in the realm of wishful stories,

that are sometimes fable-like,
that we only find logical while asleep,

we walk within a sunlit land 
that sprouts slender chartreuse limbs

erected from kiwi soft hues, 
rooted in immaculate Fertility.

In the Forest of Dreams,
we weave themes of desire,

of schemes, of memory.
We awake and wish they were reality.

Or we are grateful to emerge, from sleep,
for we might have just witnessed 

ourselves within a light dove grey tomb 
circular like eternally connected lines, 

that change hue with the wind and rain, 
that etch a new terrain; that rot a face.

In the Forest of Dreams a gold dust wish is fulfilled.
A Spirit sifts the glitter on the surface

of a sea at noon, a lake in the evening;
of diamond snow, of a body jeweled, pinueting.

To feel the inception of a star's light, 
to reach for life as a spiraling arm of our galaxy.

To turn and fold our colorful petals
into our core, soft and full of nectar.

To realize in the Forest of Dreams 
our hands can touch the sun, 

without scathe; without annihilation;
we can stoke the flames, we can burn.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Kauffman Avatar
April 20, 2021 at 8:56 AM
Very lovely, yet powerful, imagery Jennifer. Congratulations on your win!
Rose  Avatar
April 19, 2021 at 3:00 PM
You brought out the spirit of the forest, and I believed every word dear poet. congrats on your win, and thanks for joining my contest.
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