I Dream a Dream

I dream a dream
of beauty Divine
Of love without boundaries
that exists beyond time

I dream of a love
that penetrates my soul
That breaks apart walls
and restores me whole

I dream of passion
of kisses so sweet
Of long summer days
and love's gentle heat

I dream of you
my lover, my friend
The one I'll adore
until time's final end

But I dream in the silence
in the shadows of life
In the safety I hide
for love cuts like a knife

Copyright © Carolann Dowsett 2015

Reviews

[dillonjensen]

The last stanza gives me the impression of experience. The narrator seems like a bright and succulent fruit that was once dropped from its tree...Not completely ruined, but still bruised nonetheless. The "safety" in the shadows reminds me of a crutch or band-aid that the narrator has applied for the time being. A lovely write this is.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thanks so much I'm glad you enjoyed

[Vin]

This is experiential. Thank u for this

LOVE

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thanks so much 😊

[Crosby Idasa]

Sweetest dreams is what everybody wish dream... Nice poem

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you Crosby 😊

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Wow you were so awesome throughout the lines but the suspense at the end lol. Don't worry not every love story has a knife in the end.

[Carolann Dowsett]

That’s yet to be proven Lol Most knives aren’t physical, they are emotional and mess with your mind. They can cut deeper than any knife wound. :)

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

You are really funny lol. Be blessed :)

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thanks you too :)

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Welcome friend :)

[Richard McLin]

Wow, that's a powerful piece, you feel its one type of poem, and then the final stanza shows you what the poems really about. Great job.
-Richard

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thanks Richard glad you enjoyed it

[Richard McLin]

It was really good.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thanks I appreciate that :)

[emipoemi]

¡Mag-ní-fi-co! Wow! If you don't mind my saying, "penetrates" makes its line the slightest tad of a mouthful. A disyllabic synonym would actually make the musicality flow much better and be in accordance with the respective musicalities of the other second lines. This is otherwise fantastic on many levels! Well done!

[Carolann Dowsett]

Cooo thanks

[emipoemi]

my pleasure.

[minisla]

Really liked this. Oh to dream.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed

[bela]

a beautiful poem. I like the rhyming of the poem. Thank you for sharing.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you Bela

[Richard Man]

Dear Carolann, back again, I am.
There exists a love more akin to a spoon for eating ice-cream for scooping you up and savouring you. No less exciting but gentler.
I liked the rhythm and flow from verse to verse. Do not hide your light forever.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you Richard, I'll try not to.

[StayStronglilButterfly]

This poem is good! I can relate to this.

-Tiffany Valentine

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thanks so much

[Leslie Philibert]

Not only a fine poem, but may I say I like your name...Carolann, a real Celtic name of beauty and legends !

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you Leslie