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Surreality

whirling, twirling, swirling clouds in a liquid sky
mother says be careful dear, have some tulip pie
mongrels, thieves and vagrants dream of life beyond the sun
daddy says he's coming home cuz war was too much fun
cats and dogs and lizard things are raining all around
grandma's flying toward the moon and won't stay on the ground
truthful lies and purple skies, chaos at my door
dragon kings and pigs with wings search for evermore
comets crashing, sinners flee as rivers turn blood red
candy canes and chocolate drops, everyone is dead
dreams and schemes and vision quests, reality's a blur
am I sleeping or awake, wish I could be sure



* This one won first place in a poetry contest at the local library some years ago

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Anisha Dutta Date: 4/26/2024 9:52:00 AM Got the idea. 'll try. Have Good Days
Kim Rodrigues Date: 4/26/2024 9:18:00 AM Congratulations on your win at the library! Surreal indeed!
Charlotte Puddifoot Date: 4/26/2024 3:15:00 AM sounds like someone's been at the shrooms lol hmm tulip pie don't think i've ever tried that...
Victor Buhagiar Date: 4/26/2024 12:11:00 AM This is a surreality with a capital S. I have been racking my brains on a song that has almost no meaning, but since I'm not good at rhyme, I had to give up.
Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/25/2024 1:06:00 PM wow, so cool you won a contest with this one. Great example of surreality.
Daniel Henry Rodgers Date: 4/25/2024 8:30:00 AM Hello Tom, What a whirlwind journey through a surreal landscape, where reality and fantasy blur into one. Each line unfolds like a cryptic puzzle, inviting me to ponder the mysteries of existence. Yet, I sense, that amidst the chaos, a sense of uncertainty prevails, echoing the tumultuous nature of life itself. I love how you leave us questioning the boundaries between dreams and reality, inviting introspection into the enigmatic nature of existence. Very Dali-like!! - Blessings, Daniel
Crystol Woods Date: 4/25/2024 2:34:00 AM How fun!!! This brought a huge smile to my face. I love thee flow of the rhyme too... the rhythm unmistakable. It's a Salvador Dali painting with words! Truly great, Best, Crystol
Valsa George Date: 4/24/2024 8:52:00 PM Indeed a surreal poem interlinking reality and fantasy. An enjoyable read, even though I couldn't make out much. Congratulations on your win, dear Tom though you got it some years back.
Brandy Nicole Date: 4/24/2024 5:47:00 PM ' whirling, twirling, swirling. ' Sounds like a dream to me, these thoughts tangled within. Different, indeed.
Hilo Poet Date: 4/24/2024 5:06:00 PM Tom, passed chapters onto a new book, a nice one my friend, image incl., library--me too; only entry, still, I won last place--bravo, and my best always to you both my friends, Aloha, William
John Lawless Date: 4/24/2024 4:59:00 PM beware the jabberwocky.....damn....he's back. A couple of decades of therapy and decaf should be a good start. Very enjoyable in a very strange kinda way.
Robert Schatz Date: 4/24/2024 4:42:00 PM Pretty trippy dude. Way cool rhyme scheme!

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