"My Waking Dreams..."

A moment's pause

"My Waking Dreams..."

There is no silence to the world

as ev'ry breath bares a cost.

The whispers echo soft yet clear

to ears a'listenin close and dear,

and with eyes so full 

of ghostlets sway that

dance the eventide ...memories...

of was and may

and weren't

...fill and flow - dreams ya know

...and those that aren't.

Soft - so soft the tears

that gently fill and slowly fall 

to dry and mark the edges of hopes -

wish-full dreams... glistening, glistening

...edges...

as thoughts unbidden ply and pry

and grasp and tighten

as fingertips reach...and reach...

just TOUCH...touch and fall away

as bits shatter and swirl -

fragments fading, falling,  flowing

drifting the currents of "now"

become then once more.

Lips curl of their own ...intent,

and breath stutters with each heartbeat's grasp

and I understand the shaking hands

and ev'ry why there always is...

and continue to stand

found in the thens of all the "nows"

'til moonlit shadows fade into dawn

and the sunrise finds

...me...

gazing through the glass

a salted-sea myst

filled with all the wishes

of heart and home.

Chris

Author's Note

all words are as I want them - including spelling.

Feel free.

Reviews

[‘Thoughts In Time..]

Longing for a place you know but have never been can make the journey difficult but that knowing urges us on, bringing comfort- gazing through the glass-lookingbfrom outside in?...clarity can be confusing but the truth is addictive🌹

[Chris]

"Life as we live it..."

[Susan 🦋]

The wants, the hopes and the wishes of our hearts played out in a nightly kaliedoscope, till mornings' first light...sigh. An intriguing write.

[Chris]

Glad you're thought-full.

[Stephany]

Remembrances of a sea wall

[Chris]

We share a lot of our selves on those - don't we?

[Stephany]

Indeed....

[Savanna Robbins]

Ok this has given me goosebumps I love it I can imagine where it would take place

[Chris]

...we have so many mornings and mournings after midnaught dreams...and what we do marks the mysts within...and the worlds without...with whim and fancy, tears and stares...and echoes that never end.

[Razer990]

Another great piece my friend. I was playing my guitar before I read this and it brought to mind a new blues melody. Your a real talent.

[Island Hippy]

Aloha Chris, this is lovely pouring of thoughts and emotion. Intense but has a gentle touch to it. I really loved the following lines...

"Soft - so soft the tears
that gently fill and slowly fall
to dry and mark the edges of hopes -
wish-full dreams... glistening, glistening
...edges..."

Izzy

[Enchanted-Raven]

Wonderful words.....enjoyed :) x

[zunie frost]

i really like it. nice work

[Ellie]

Wow... That was utterly, completely and perfectly beautiful.

[Rene Velez]

Long time Chris, wonderful words, well enjoyed.