Storytime by Pajunen at Deviant Art
of all that is beautiful:
star-speckled skies
and deep purple mountains,
souls flying across the heavens
and hearts believing
that only good things will come.
Let the dreamer still sleep
in the rosy hues of dawn,
blissful in her forest,
draped with old man's beard.
Let her lullaby be the
unceasing song of the sea,
and grant her a mermaid's tail
for just this one night.
Allow no bad dreams
or night terrors in,
so that bed is a boat
sailing across starlit skies,
tinged silver by the moon,
bathed in stardust,
the sleeper smiling,
happy,
before she wakes.
Oh catch me a dream like that!
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Ella's prompt at Poets United's Thursday Think Tank is: Dreamcatcher. She includes an interesting description of the Lakota legend of the dreamcatcher on site. I have, of course, dreamcatchers. But last night I dreamed one of my usual dreams: where I have a HUGE cluttered warehouse to clean, filled with stuff, and I am even lugging drywall around. The kind of dream you are relieved to wake up from, hee hee.
Lovely, Sherrie! Just what a good dream catcher should do!
ReplyDeleteyou are a sage - I have been painting the trim.
ReplyDeleteSweet Dreams!
Who wouldn't like a dream like that?
ReplyDeleteSherry--this is absolutely stunning! Thanks for the visit to my blog so I could find you!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a dream catcher like that too. Lovely poem Sherry.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, words that express what good dreams are about.
ReplyDeleteThis made me remember "Wynkin, Blynkin, and Nod" do you remember? I think it was called the Dutch Lullaby. Yours is just as beautiful, and I would love to see it illustrated! I actually feel that it has qualities of perfection: it is the right size for its subject in every way. My favorite lines are
ReplyDelete"Let her lullaby be the
unceasing song of the sea,
and grant her a mermaid's tail
for just this one night."
I feel the same way still. What a blessing this poem is, the dream that we could catch hearing you!
DeleteYes, catch me a dream like that...wow! Beautiful, dazzling and filled with magic ;D Loved it~
ReplyDeleteLove all the imagery you guided us with! DAZZLING~
You created a Midsummer's Night dream there, Sherry, the perfect one.
ReplyDeleteI think I would like a recording of this to play on a loop as I drift off to sleep. I'm not going to read anything more tonight. I want to end on this before I place my head on my pillow.
ReplyDelete(I'm going back to read it a couple more times, first!)
Let us each have such a dream!
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How beautiful is this kind of dreams...such lovely thoughts to inspire me early in the morning ~
ReplyDeleteOh if I could catch dreams like this. I only dream of my life, family and things. If I could be caught in someone's dream catcher like this please share it with me.
ReplyDeleteSherry, mi amiga, Thanks for sharing your catch.
This is so... dreamy... I love the first stanza especially.
ReplyDeleteYour words make me want to dream the same dream!! Smiles.
ReplyDeleteSherry, this is fabulous! Such lovely words, it reads like a lullaby and I love:
ReplyDelete"Let her lullaby be the
unceasing song of the sea,
and grant her a mermaid's tail
for just this one night"
Sounded like it was written for someone you love deeply. I loved it. :-)
What a beautiful dream..please catch me in one like that too!
ReplyDeletea lovely dreamy poem, Sherry!
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Sherry, it was wonderful to reread your poem!! It really made me smile once again. I do hope you catch such a dream. Perhaps we ALL should!
ReplyDelete"..that bed is a boat / sailing across starlit skies" I love to dream this with open eyes...
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful wish. A poem I had never read (actually almost before I started writing).. A mermaids tail would be a wonderful thing to have.
ReplyDeleteWish every dream wa like this always...............
ReplyDeleteindeed! :) lovely imagery, calming.
ReplyDeletePretty good lines and it had all been from a wonderful dream. Isn't that nice to have a nice dream!
ReplyDeleteHank
Sweet Sherry,
ReplyDeleteOh, to dream such a dream, I would welcome its recurrence, both day and night! Beautiful imagery and lullaby bliss!
Poppy
What a delight this is. How can one be a dreamer without a dream catcher to help us.
ReplyDeleteThis was truly wonderful to read again :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for composing such a treat Sherry :D
Lots of love,
xoxo
Oh me too...a dream like that on a boat sailing across water or sky...or a mermaids tale to swim the vast oceans....oh yes a dream like that...brilliant poem Sherry.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.... perfect lines for a dream-catcher... :-) We all wish to catch dreams like these...
ReplyDeletelovely, whimscal, wishes to your dreamcatcher
ReplyDeletehave a nice Sunday
much love...
Oh catch me a dream like that...may we all catch that dream of dreams...such a lovely poem Sherry.
ReplyDeleteOh I'd love a dream like your poem's. I don't like your real dream of needing to declutter and fix things. Your poem's dream, I can dream even if awake. I like that.
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful, Sherry! i have forgetten almost everything before... well, before right this moment {smile} so it was like reading a new poem for me.
ReplyDeletehave a lovely week, dear!
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Loved this - awakening from a fairly restless night of sleep, it was like a cool balm that vanquished the last of the achy thoughts.
ReplyDeleteThe dream world can be lovelyer than any seen before, or can be just like the waking world....or it can be scary...I loved what you did with the idea of the dream catcher.
ReplyDeleteoh yes a dream like that will do nicely.Sherry, I opened your poem and this spicy scent seemed to come from your poem ...
ReplyDeleteA lovely lullaby <3
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when I believed that only good things would come, but that was so long ago...
ReplyDeleteThis 'wisp of a dream' is completely magical and the dreamcatcher photo you chose to go with it is absolutely perfect for it!!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of dream catchers :)
ReplyDeletedream catchers are so peaceful to have around
ReplyDeleteMy Brain is a Cheap Gadget That Spins
I think we'd all love to catch a dream like that!! I know I'd love to have a mermaids tail for just a night ;) I'd love to swim beneath that starlit sky :)
ReplyDeleteA wish and a prayer in one. Well written.
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