In a time primordial when first life began
unimaginative of the harsh realities of wars
when sunrises and sunsets were ethereal
she can only imagine stepping into dreams
of discovering an unblemished world of those
dreams made of translucent skies so that
much like Peter all she has to do is to go
to the star second to the right and straight
on till morning or perhaps like Alice she
should eat but a small bit of cake to become
just the right size to enter the garden
there upon discovering a different world
for in seeing forever is the powerful force
where oceans teeming with life are no longer
a graveyard of war ships but only coral reefs
a delightful dance of colors and creatures
and where gardens floral are wondrous delights
for children playing for hate is not a word
so cannot invade her dreams that will always
be pristine as newly fallen snow in Winter
with skies so clear she can revel to see them all
from anywhere to blissfully fly to the star second
to the right and straight on till morning
© June 2017 Renee Espriu
This is in response to Jamie Dede’s Wednesday prompt. You can read more of other poet’s responses at https://jamiededes.com/2017/06/21/the-hawk-has-flown-a-poem-and-your-wednesday-writing-prompt. The photo below was taken from the Morgue File and digitized by myself.
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I want to go there! Lovely fantasy – wish it was real.
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Yes, if only. I have some favorite stories from when I was growing up and this seemed to fit…at least for me…the prompt nicely as I see it. Hope you are well.
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What a beautiful, exciting wonderland you have painted, including my favourite stories as well Love it
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Thank you Marja. It is what feels like peace would be like to me before there were wars. I guess I am exercising my imagination here. Hope you are doing alright.
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If only….! Lovely poem and wonderful dreams. I’m amazed how long it is since I last paid you a visit. It’s good to be back.
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Thank you Libby. I, too, have been lax to visit your site and I always so enjoy your haiku and recently all of the things you are doing. Be well.
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let’s go!! Beautiful Renee!
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this yearning for a world of beauty and when things are good.. sadly it doesn’t exist anymore like this though we can each make the world a bit better by what we do and who we are…smiles
curious about your experience with saatchi art – i deleted my account a while ago cause i found with their algorhythms newcomers have small chances to become “visible”
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I guess I would need to know what algorithms are. I have heard the term but not used it. I am only now getting together a portfolio together so haven’t tried getting ‘visible’ on the site. Perhaps I should look into other sites similar to Saatchi and see what others have to offer. I do see they have a wide variety of art there but they do talk of artists having studios and what not, of which I do not have. I do my art in my dining room in a small apartment as it is the only available space. Anyway, thank you for visiting. Certainly there has never been, at least in my estimation, a world such as I wrote about. Hence, I talk about dreams but a nice thought. Hope you are doing well.
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