The Great Escape
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Grand dreams that weep from vaults amidst the rain
Rouge billowed cheeks bleed soft from twilight's hem
Each star bounds heaven's breast, one glistened gem
All birthed from realms thus spawned to dwindle pain
To reach those depths where fancies bloom and grow
Ebbed tides sweep back from shores of eddied cares
Should whimsy breed bold thoughts found unawares
Cleft 'tween the real and those things we can't know
Are what 'midst trance and nightmares we thus wind
Perhaps, through strife and heartaches we might find
Each great escape waits deep ... with heart and mind.
~ Honorable Mention ~ in the "STRAND Any Form Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
* For John Hamilton, who was the motive and inspiration for this poem - our greatest escape always awaits us ... INSIDE. (Sorry for the mess-up). *
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2020
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