Tag: Dreams
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Wordle: Dream Maker
Through the mist that protects the ether we creep Climbing stair after stair getting evermore steep Ignoring the chill in the air that surrounds us And the mad, diverse images that appear just As we reach the top a tawny curtain hangs Tied together by tassel and vine We pull apart the curtains and enter…
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Elsewhere…
Lilac skies and scattered starlight belie the time of day, reflected correctly from within the Pond of Paradise, at the edge of Elsewhere. Elephants trumpet alongside a kookaburra’s call, an owl flies overhead and a snow leopard patrols the realm with stealth. On the far bank a willow weeps with joy as a rainbow appears…
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Dark Water
Midnight echoes fade Replaced by distant whispers Softened by the Lake Uneasy noises… Ripples from the other side? Or something closer? A growl then a shriek And then an eerie silence Dark thoughts flooding in Two questions remain To walk ahead or go back? The Lake gives no clue One sound shows the way A…
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Reminiscing III
Here we are: March 13th 1066 1642 1968 2016. I’m officially another year older. I’m not 24 years old. And I’m still waffling on about past times. Nibbles and snacks would have been available in the Orangery, but the parrot ate them all. Every last one of them. It’s funny, the things you find yourself…
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Red Sky at Night
The Mansion. 2AM. Strange lights in the skies again. Glowing embers dissolve away But not the remnants of another day… The Sun – it set hours ago – The Moon’s about, but its light’s low. And the Moonlight’s white, not this eerie red that awoke me as I lay in bed.An eerie silence crept aroundThe…