Mankind in Dreamland
Pestered and pursued
by unknown foes
A topsyturvy land
where snakes can have horns
and cows can have fangs.
Night'mares' where the day's stallions
make mountains out of molehills
A chance to witness greek mythology-like creatures for real
For dreamland tis a place for the unreal and surreal.
Those hair-raising scary frightening dreams
beset with horrified silent screams!
We do try to interrupt nightmares, pinching ourselves
With relief wake up to see there aren't any horrid elves.
We also try to interpret dreams filled with mystery
But gifted dream interpreters like prophet Joseph
Are now part of biblical human history
All in all, dreamland's fascination
for extra-ordinary exaggeration
and tall-tale imagination
Where myth and legend come to life
An amalgam of fiction or real strife
Where assorted looming monsters of the mind
reign supreme in that REM phase of our kind.
Yet on the other hand the wishful, wistful sweet sweet dreams
where fantasies form mirages bordered by fanciful seams.
Where castles in the air that humans build, float gently down to earth
only to shoot back up unto nowhere from the awakened one's berth.
In dreamland a pauper girl can be a princess or fairy fair
for daydreams extend into the night and linger on there.
A quote I took to heart and it to console all and sundry
'that if your sweet dreams don't come true, don't you fret
for atleast your nightmares didn't come true either,
so just heave a sigh, by and by.
Every night let us all just ascend and fly to escape
And lo behold the extraordinary world of Dreamscape.
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Comments
superb ink! a pleasure to read
Aw warmest thanks fellow poetess, now I'm excited to read what u write. Take care!
Fabulous!Β
Thanks so much brother for the comment. Would like to read yours too!
An excellent and truly intriguing read, S! Every stanza unique in its insightful delivery, conjuring wonderful imagery to the mind!
Thanks soo much Ian for an encouraging comment on my comparatively simpler poems. Best wishes,
Great poem .. I love the creativity and fantasy is so surreal well written and great imaginationΒ
Thanks so much for nice comment!
Hello S.zaynab...
People talk about nightmares after they fall asleep...
Soon people will go to sleep to get out of the daymares...
Great write!
Thank you for sharing...
Hugs...
sparrowsong
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Warm thanks for your thoughts on this pal! Take care.?
Beautifully written.
I liked your beautiful life expression -Β We do try to interrupt nightmares.
Freedom is important - not death; from exploitations/claims; including religious slavery.Β
Kind regards,
Baljit
Thanks so much for lovely comment, death is inevitable right and I don't find religion enslaving though. I would be totally lost without bearings without religion u see.Β
Cheers!
You are right!
Well done! Very sweet and meaningful!
βIn dreamland Β a pauper girl......β
i love it!
Maryann
Warm thanxx for sweet review!Β
Very impressive piece.Β Loved it!Β Terry Kay
Warm thanks for great nice review! Take care...
I woke in the middle of the night from the screams of my wife, she was yelling, sitting up, eyes shut, wiping the spiders from her face, she tossed and turned, tilted and jerked. I shook her, talked to her, told her it's just a dream, such a real dream.
The mind is fascinating, dangerous, but fascinating.
You have a fascinating mind to, this is such a deep piece, you have taken that dream state into what I perceive as reality and blended it into a wonderful poem.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for a very interesting personal comment, I like that! I hope u mean shook her gently eh poet. I get up sometimes like that all panicky n wailing in nightmares yet my though hot tempered, hubby manages to calm me down very gently. Dreams stem from the subconscious yeah, our fears exaggerated n sometimes sweet fantasies.
Best wishes,
This was just such a pleasure to read!
Absolutely amazing write, Zaynab :)
My warmest thanxx for all your nice comments dear! ?
A nice flow and rhyming sequence S. Well written. Dreams can liberate us or imprison us....speaking from personal experience.
- SydΒ
Thanks so much syd, yeah dreams can be that I think,, daydreams are even better since we can control them...cheers!
My Dear S.zaynab.kamoonpury,
You have written a masterpiece from the depths of your Soul.
I give you a humble attempt at my interpretation.
I dreamed an impossible dream, but it will never come true.
I dreamt of pure love, mankind to ensue.
Love,
Larry xxx
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Aw thanks soo very much for your great nice comment, means a lot to me coming from such a fine poet as you!!
and your sweeeeet poem awww may all your dreams come true, u deserve all the love in the world dear poet!
I enjoyed this piece. Well worded and metered well worth a second read.
john