Why Should I dream

Why should I dream?
Of a time locked in the breeze
The mesmerizing violence of your touch
A tempest bated in anticipation
You, a delicate carnation, 
Withering in my hand
In the torrents of our ancient dance

Now you stand in front of me
Like a sandstorm in my face
This maelstrom washed memory

Tell me why should I dream?
Of your moans in the moons gleam
And our highs in the firelight
That ushered your flight oh firefly
And your goodbyes that tinged the night
Those lachrymal ancient nights

Now you stand in front of me
The firefly of my dreams
On these tear-soaked dusty streets

Oh, these dusty streets
Where my dreams of you never ceased
Like the steps we lost in the dust
And you leaving, like a sudden gust
On that windy November day
That rain-soaked memory, dust to clay

And now you stand in front of me
I wonder, where did your firelight lead?
You firefly of my dreams

Now you stand in front of me
Ready to awake my dreams
On these dust-filled streets
With November stolen kisses
Igniting memories committed to dust
On these streets that we called home

Now you stand in front of me
What happened to my dreams?

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Date: 8/14/2024 9:16:00 AM
I enjoyed reading this well crafted verse, best wishes
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Marugu Mo
Date: 8/28/2024 1:56:00 AM
Thanks Joseph
Date: 8/13/2024 6:51:00 PM
lol, ain’t LOVE grand, vivid imagination and spectacular imagery Mr Mo, Kelli
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Marugu Mo
Date: 8/28/2024 1:57:00 AM
TY Ms Kelli
Date: 8/13/2024 5:39:00 PM
You have a wonderful imagination and a gift with great visual imagery evoked! I enjoy how you put this together. It is wonderfully passionate!
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Marugu Mo
Date: 8/28/2024 1:57:00 AM
Thanks Karen
Date: 8/3/2024 11:52:00 AM
This is so lyrical and can be perfect for a song! I just love the subtle wordplay and also the way youv questioned and expressed here “ mesmerising violence” great oxymoron there and “moans in the moon gleam” wow! Love that! “Now you stand in front of me The firefly of my dreams On these tear-soaked dusty streets” perfect chorus to this lyrical poem! I love everything about this! The emotions and eloquence! A fave it is for me. Sending you light
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Marugu Mo
Date: 8/4/2024 1:39:00 AM
Thanks for your visit and welcome comments. I had initially intended this as a lyric, but well...
Date: 8/2/2024 6:35:00 AM
"The firefly of my dreams..." Nice. Relationship angst will forever be an inspiration for myriad poems, and novels, and movie etal. We never tire of it. It is life. Awesome write Mo
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Marugu Mo
Date: 8/2/2024 7:30:00 AM
First ones esp. Thanks Tom
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