dVerse Poets – Poetics – Dream
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“Dreams are illustrations …. from the book your soul is writing about you.” Marsha Norman
I Swam Through Rooms
At some point
when time slipped into time
and lost itself,
I joined in and found my way,
it jumbled in my eyes,
so fast, so slow,
and back again,
a chain,
a heron,
boats and trains
all upside down
floating,
as winged beast hovered overhead
mysterious doors and coloured lights
glowed all around,
and I swam through rooms,
dived through windows,
such a rollercoaster ride,
till mystery entered,
a shadowy figure
inviting me to follow.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Yep…sounds like a dream.
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Dreams are amazing aren’t they? Thank you VJ I hear resonance.
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Definitely, Paul. I’ve been recording dreams for thirty + years.
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Wow, that’s commitment, mine’s been formal since 2002.
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Great source of inspiration.
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Yes it sure is.
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Amazing, Paul! But dont forget, there are horrible dreams too. Maybe reality is much more horrible sometimes. Michael
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There sure are, I think that reality is worse.
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Only in our dreams can we immerse ourselves in such bizarreness with abandon!
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I love dreams, I keep a journal, they are, for me, a rich resource. Absolutely agree. And thank you for sharing.
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I have thought about keeping one, but I spend enough time in the middle of the night scribbling down poetry (ha!). I have no doubt they would prove valuable.
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Someone I know uses a a recording device, phone probably, to take a short recording, saves time apparently .
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Good idea.
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Excellent write! I LOVE the title paired with the illustration. Well done!
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A big thanks for that Lillian, and for the prompt, dreams are really important for me.
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Love this!
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Many thanks for sharing.
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I like the swimming and diving through windows and rooms.
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Aren’t dreams amazing. Thank you so much Frank.
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I very much enjoyed the journey of your words and that image and even quote. Marvelous post!
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Thank you so much for sharing those encouraging words Laura.
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A wonderful sense of wild abandonment!
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Thank you for sharing that.
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time slipped into time- a capsular moment
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Thank you for that Gina.
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Beautiful
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Many thanks.
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Wonderful fantasy accompanied by connection to a reality of sorts, this piece highlights it well, Paul!
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Dreams are so amazing, thank you so much Susi.
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Yes, they are! I wake up to a dream every day and for the most part, love it! 🙂 You’re welcome, Paul!
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Wonderful.
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So vivid and very dreamy! 🙂
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I could see time as you describe it, particularly for the very young and the very old.
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Time is so weird, but we tame it, but not in dreams. Thank you for picking up up on time and your response Liz.
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It is a weird thing to conceptualize.
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It sure is, one of my first forays as a child regards time was Carroll’s Alice stories.
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I love the feeling of weightlessness this poem evokes. Curiosity would get the better of me, I would follow! 🙂
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Me too, cept the dream fizzled as something disturbed my sleep. Thank you for reflecting on this Dawn.
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I love those ‘floaty’ dreams!
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Me too.
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🙂
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A dream written dreamily, loved the flow that makes the reader feel like they are floating/swimming.
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Thank you, it was really like that, I’m so glad it communicates that feel.
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A very interesting and captivating perspective!❤️💕❤️
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Many thanks for sharing that.
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So many dreams are like that… quite hard to make any sense in. Sometimes I wonder if it isn’t the process of cleaning out garbage.
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Jung felt it was shadow stuff trying to get out, so yes, maybe that is so, I wonder with you Bjorn.
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wow I fly, climb book stacks and meander through many rooms … never swum them 🙂
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Well, next time 🙂
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lol I was close to drowning six times before I even went to school … so maybe water is not a safe place for me … love being in it but wont go out of my depth 🙂
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Metaphor, stay with the metaphor, keep away from the deep water stuff 🙂
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It sounds like a dream–and the title is perfect. I love the feeling of freedom and going with the flow in this the way one does in dreams–a heron? A train? Sure whatever, I’ll just swim through and see what happens. Sometimes I know I’m dreaming, and I’m so amused.
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Love your poetic response Merril, yes I am indeed amused at times. Everything is up for grabs in a dream.
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This opening line “At some point when time slipped into time
and lost itself, I joined in and found my way,” is such a perfect introduction to the dreamland you explore here. I love this!
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I’m so glad you love it, thank you for reflecting on this and for your encouraging comments Victoria.
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Wow this one transported me into another world – a very contemplative poem
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Dreams are amazing.
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