Play Pretend

Written 3/10/15 Playing pretend in my head.

While the music plays
Grab my hand
And close your eyes
We'll escape
This world for a while
We'll get lost
In the melody
-
Let the notes dance with you
And take you to the deepest parts
Of your mind
Let your imagination run
Wild and free
What is it that you see?
-
Mine takes me
To an ever growing forest
Of deep-seated thoughts; dreams, and spoken words
Some parts are dark and dreadful
Where trees are dead or dying
Decaying from the inside out
From the lack of light and rain
-
But some flourish
With green leaves
Or flower buds
Waiting to bloom
With streams of water near by
To give them life
And blanketed with rays of light
-
Don't let the music stop playing
I don't want this dance
With my imagination to ever end
Reality is too harsh
I just want to stay here
And play pretend
(End)

Author's Note

This randomly came to me while I was listening to classical music and trying to relax.

Ps - here's a thought for you, it could be a good or bad thing that some trees are dead/dying and some are full of life. Giving life to something isn't always good and killing something isn't always bad. Food for thought I guess?

Reviews

[Claire]

This is wonderful! Well thought out and well executed. Great job

[jeannemarie coulter]

-
Don't let the music stop playing
I don't want this dance
With my imagination to ever end
Reality is too harsh
I just want to stay here
And play pretend

immaculate, perfect...excellent...thank you

[GreenEyedPoet]

Thank you Jeannemarie! :)
Appreciate you checking out my piece!

[....................]

Withdrawing to the mind to escape the harsh reality... and still, you find both life and death.... tells me it is all about that balance... this is very good, Ashley!

[GreenEyedPoet]

Well I am a Libra, and we are all about balance. :P

[....................]

I will have to trust you there... I know little about the Zodiac except that I am the twin :)

[GreenEyedPoet]

Hahai only know about my sign and Scorpio - cause I always say I'm a mix of both signs lol.

[....................]

:) well that's more than I know

[GreenEyedPoet]

Haha so you've never thought about looking this stuff up?

[....................]

I know te signs and I know I am Gemini... but I never pay too much attention to it all... I used to keep track of moods and events every day and go back and check them against my horoscope but never found very much by way of correlation... I know a lot of people are really into their charts but I wrote a spoof poem about it if you feel so inclined as to read it lol

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/ftledrew/1502537/

[....................]

wrong one... worry lol

this one

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/ftledrew/1493530/

[GreenEyedPoet]

Haha I was never really into this stuff, I just know how both signs are lol.

I'll definitely check it out, when my movie is over. Actually can you do me a favor and RR it to me?

[....................]

i will :) enjoy la film!

[Chris]

Came back... was thinking on "She said, He said, She said and they did", and all the sunlight and time passing by...

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked this poem a lot. Your good writing had two new poems rolling in my head.
"I just want to stay here
And play pretend "
Sometime a hour of happiness is worth the pain gained. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[GreenEyedPoet]

That's awesome I could give you ideas for some poems! :D
Glad you like it!

[Coyote Poetry]

You did. We need good music and words to motivate us to write.

[GreenEyedPoet]

Definitely true!

[~]

Maybe some thoughts are best left to die. .. I liked the tone of this poem and the imaginative world.

[GreenEyedPoet]

That is true, some should be killed off, though I've killed off plenty of good thoughts over time too - and I continue to keep some of the bad ones living. It's a learning process that is fairly new for me these days.
Glad you enjoyed it! :]

[andrew mitchell]

What a great little piece. I don;'t know about green eyed poet cos I'm green with envy. An enjoyable write, and thanks for the tip I shall now play classical music and see what happens!

[GreenEyedPoet]

Haha why green with envy?
Definitely give it a try! You can do the same thing with other gernes of music too, thats how I usually write - with some sort of music on. :)
Thanks for then review!

[andrew mitchell]

because its such a great write that flows with precise imagery, that i want to try to produce but with you , yours is displayed effortlessly lol

[GreenEyedPoet]

I'm sure you could do it if you try! :D

[andrew mitchell]

not the same when the original is produced after all a copy is but a copy . you did so well

[GreenEyedPoet]

Of course it won't be the same, it will be your own original piece. What you imagine when you hear the music will be very different from what I saw. :)

[andrew mitchell]

lol so true

[GreenEyedPoet]

When you write it, I definitely wanna read it!
(I'm gonna try and check out some of your pieces over the weekend btw. I'd do it now, but I've been up all night and I'm getting tired finally lol)

[sereenaoutloud]

Great write . Yes i think we all wish to escape reality sometimes!

[GreenEyedPoet]

Sometimes it's fun to get away for a little while.
Thanks for the review! :)

[sereenaoutloud]

you are welcome i am enjoying reading your work!

[GreenEyedPoet]

Glad to hear! I'm enjoying yours too! :)

[Chris]

"Reality is to harsh" - too?

that was the only flaw in a well spoken and toned piece.

[GreenEyedPoet]

Thanks for catching that Chris! And for the comment. :)

[Chris]

meant it...

[Shane Mohamed]

I liked the relevancy to nature; some great examples and metaphors. To be honest the title is what attracted me. I thought it might have some sexual relevancy; at least that's what the title sort of hinted like. It's good to play pretend, especially when one isn't feeling well; pretend that you are. It needs some editing. Otherwise, awesome job.

[GreenEyedPoet]

Thanks Shane!

[Shane Mohamed]

You're welcome :)