Unimagined Dreams

Suddenly a return to 'happy' and 'love' - I don't know what triggered the change but it is a welcome one.





Unimagined Dreams - 07 Feb 10

Words, thought but not said
Whispered by another
Instead

She watched me as I slept
I pretended, so that I
Could watch her too

No longer able to pretend
My smile grew and she
Echoed it back to me
Then melded our kisses

We walked along our favourite shore
Daring the waves
To wet our feet
Giggling when they did
Then we paused
To watch the sun
Make the long slow journey
Into night

Home
Lit a candle
To light the way back
For the sun

Then we shared the words
That were never spoken
Only whispered
In the secret places
In our minds





I am hoping that this new trend will continue for a long time.

Empty Spaces

Yet another exploration of 'sad' and like the previous poems is from a time well before the now; a couple are of women I have known in this life and one is from a life I used to be in and has passed completely.





Empty Spaces - 06 Feb 10

The place where you stood
Is now an empty space
In my mind
The dreams we had
Now gone to dust
And blown by the wind
Across the shores of time

Memories are all I have now
Of where we used to be
And what we used to do
Memories...and a trace of dust
On my palm
A hint of perfume
On my lips
From when we kissed
Fading now
Fading





I have wondered what it would be like to return to the remembered times but at the same time I realise that, since I have changed and the 'you' will certainly have changed as well, this is a pointless exercise - apart from the use for creating poems. Thank you Muse, for permitting a brief return to those spaces...

Her Promises

After I told someone that there wouldn't be a post here on Muse, because I was having a dry spell, Muse turns round and taps me on the shoulder and requests that I start to write. Problem was that I was doing some messy clearing up so this had to grow in my mind before I could let it out.





Her Promises - 05 Feb 10

She made promises
Promises that sparkled
In the night
That glittered like her eyes
When she smiled

Promises that filled my mind
And dreams...and fantasies
With a promise
Of a beautiful time
To come

When I looked at her promises
In daylight
I saw them for the empty shells
That she had created
And I cried





This is another of the 'sad' phase of poems - I am hoping that this will change soon.

Another Memory

Sometimes the 'real' world becomes inextricably blended and linked with my inner world, I often find that I don't always know where I am and in which world I am living.





Another Memory - 04 Feb 10

Wind howling at my door again
Rain scratching at the windows
Trying so hard to get in,
Hearing your voice in my memory
Blending with the wind-song
Drawing me to look out
To see if you are there - looking in

Tears on my window
Mocking the rain on my cheeks
Wondering whether to go out
To get closer to your voice
In the storm...
I touch the windowpane
Unyielding
Wishing it was your skin
I sigh and turn away





I have been invited to explore 'sad' again - wish I knew why.

Phoenix Trilogy [Senryu]

This sequence of Senryu was birthed over a number of hours, starting relatively early and spreading over the midnight hour. I felt that it would be good to post them all here so that they could be viewed as a whole.





Phoenix Trilogy - 31 Jan & 01 Feb 10


I

She took my heart and
Melted it in her fire
I could not resist


II

Forged in the fire
Mixed with glowing coals; my heart
Made stronger by flame


III

Nurtured by fire
Reborn from flame, I take flight
I am the Phoenix




It is not right that the reasons for the birth of these Senryu be discussed here, only that they should appear for your enjoyment.

Where Am I

This is the poem that I intended to post yesterday but for various reasons it had to wait.





Where Am I - 30 Jan 10

Dreaming
Eyes open
The 'where I am'
Floating in front of
The 'the rest of the world'

Images mix and blend
Bringing memories to dance
With thoughts and dreams
Of forgotten times

Not knowing now
Whether fantasy
Or reality...
Or...

Playing with the thoughts
And letting them grow
And the thoughts
Are playing with me




The thoughts behind this poem are even more valid today than they were yesterday...

A Game in the Afternoon

I actually started to write a totally different poem but this one was rather insistent and demanded to be brought out into the world. I did finish the other one and may post it in a day or two - depending on what else happens.




A Game in the Afternoon - 30 Jan 10

Lovers meet
Tempt with offers
And dreams,
To enter into places
Where no one else can go
Teasing, tempting
Leading on, then
Drawing back
To tease again

In the warm afterglow
Of day
Watching the sun set
Into the sea
When the games have ended,
The place where others
Cannot go
Still waits, welcoming
Inviting us in





Pleasing on so many levels and, just as equally, surprising too - this was not the poem I expected.

Sharing Dreams

Another little love poem, quite a few of these seem to be coming through at this time - I'm not complaining.





Sharing Dreams - 28 Jan 10

You knew,
I showed you a little part
Of my dream
You took it
Played with it and stroked it
And showed it some of yours

They moved
As if one
And in their dance
They took my Soul
To show me yours

Together we lit the flame
That we knew
Would burn forever
Fuelled by the love
We shared





Interesting how these poems seem to gather in groups; some love poems, some neutral and others which defy categorising.

Layers of Blue

This poem formed suddenly, without warning while I was eating lunch - I don't see what the connection is between these two events but I do not argue with Muse.





Layers of Blue - 26 Jan 10

With a fine brush
Painted across the sky
Mare's tails
Wisps of white
On blue

Beneath,
On silvered blue,
Gentle waves carry thoughts
Memories
Dreams
From me
To me
Around me
Within me

Below - in blue,
With the dolphins,
Dance
To songs of love





Today was cold and with a totally grey sky - but my memory allows wonderful vision.

Souls, Dancing, Dreaming

This poem suddenly came through this afternoon and I felt that it should be posted straight away.





Souls, Dancing, Dreaming - 25 Jan 10

We have been in this space
Before
We have played here...
Lifetimes together
Lifetimes apart
Dancing, dreaming
Wondering

Souls kiss and merge
Enfolding and holding,
Keeping safe the dream
Of unity

We will return to this space
Again
To play some more...
And dance a new dream
Into reality
And make all lifetimes
One





Sometimes a little touch of sadness will bring a thought and dream...and poem, into the outer world and give it the power to fly.