Get Your Premium Membership

The Past Eternal In Dreams

Poet's Notes
(Show)

Become a Premium Member and post notes and photos about your poem like Constance La France.


The voice of a cold stream flowing calls me and dark skies float in my mind. A fallen blanket on the floor of my room where I lay on my bed waiting, for the night to reveal images. I am full of dead voices whispering. Shapes, wispy no form reaching out. The calmness beckons me. I hesitate, then let go. Death so meaningless. Headstones, wet with trembling soft tears. Time past is eternally present in my dream. The images drifting disturb the dust of time. I fall through the twilight gates of dreams and all is stillness. Shadows hover in the silence. My dream self whirls in the quiet breeze of forever solitude. I am crying and searching for something unseen. The vine of life grasps and clings to me, the fingers of green curling. Weeping shadows of death entwining my soul. Oh, listen to the loud lamenting, so deafening.Leaves murmur, birds chirp and my heart quivers. I stand at a tomb. Strokes of pain, memories stabbing. I am lost in this dream. Then dawn breaks and my dream shatters in a million pieces floating away and I am left with an open wound bleeding in the sunlight. __________________________ April 19, 2015 Poetry/Prose/The Past Eternally Present Copyright Protected, ID 04-665-311-19 All Rights Reserved, 2015, Constance La France Written for the Standard contest, Dreams, sponsor Rob Carmack, Judged 05/2015 Seventh Place

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 4/30/2015 6:38:00 PM
BROKEN. Congratulations on your well-deserved win. SKAT love
Login to Reply
Date: 4/28/2015 5:58:00 PM
Such a powerful dream, Broken. The images you brought forth were so vivid. Congratulations on your win. Hugs, Sandra
Login to Reply
Date: 4/28/2015 2:27:00 PM
Broken :) Congratulations on your win. Have a nice day. LINDA
Login to Reply
Date: 4/20/2015 5:04:00 AM
Your Prose here is truly griping dear poet, somber to say the least. I hold with passion this darkness myself which its haunt never finds cease. This should do quite well in Mr. Carmack's contest Constance ! have a wonderful week my friend......much love, james
Login to Reply
Date: 4/19/2015 10:30:00 PM
Wonderful write Broken wings, Gl in contest dear! Sure will do well! Lovely pic as well !
Login to Reply
Date: 4/19/2015 9:59:00 PM
My friend this is a true gem. I rarely ever fav Prose but this one I will. Thanks.. A7 and love this write!
Login to Reply
Date: 4/19/2015 6:33:00 PM
A truly beautiful yet poignant piece you have written Constance. Dreams can seem so real they stay with you for a long time. A classic entry for the contest. 7
Login to Reply
Date: 4/19/2015 5:27:00 PM
Oh Broken Wings this is so so so sad but so stunningly hauntingly beautiful in its imagery - good luck in the contest :-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx
Login to Reply

Book: Reflection on the Important Things