A Dream

Growing old mellows you

I got lost in a dream once.

It fell from the night sky covered in the dust 

of objects more ancient than my imagination.

I fell asleep again

and it was absorbed in the

canvas of my memories.

Once in awhile, a splinter of joy

erupts from somewhere deep in me;

a sliver of star working its way out.

Author's Note

Edited... eglantine was right. :)

Reviews

[Saumya]

it was great reading this....!!!
great work...!!!!
very eloquent....!!!
well done...!!!
:)

[Mockingbird]

sometimes fragments of a dream from decades ago just appears in my mind. it had left a lasting impression on me and has influenced my waking life in some ways. lovely poem, makes me nostalgic.

[Mark]

I'm happy you could relate Mb :) Thanks for reading.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Simple and elegant, a pleasure to read.

[Mark]

Thank you sir.

[eglantine]

omgosh, I plead you to end this poem with "a sliver of a star working its way out" That says everything your last stanza says in a beautiful and singular image. I'd take out "a" though so it reads "a sliver of star working its way out" my gosh... I'm jealous of that line hahaha. Great job. And you know me, I'm a lover of night-sky imagery. Maybe add another space between the first and second stanza? To give more of a breath? Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece.

[Mark]

thanks for the input. I rarely pay attention to such things, but I was a little lazy on this construction. There were spaces between stanzas before I put the picture in and I just didn't edit... but aside from that, you ARE eglantine... thanks again for the thoughts

[Coyote Poetry]

Dreams control our thoughts and life. Stressful dreams mean we are needing a break. Dreams of love mean someone is calling out our name somewhere. I like the description of dreams and the true ending. Regrets and smiles dance in our dreams. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Mark]

Thank you for reading my friend.

[Leslie Philibert]

a dramatic, atmospheric write well put together, like the parallel structure of the first two stanzas, which creates a good literary effect, nice work.

[Mark]

Thank you so much Leslie. I need to go read some of your work. I've been remiss, I apologize .

[Angi]

A sliver of a star working its way out as a splinter of joy! Love the images this work brings, Mark. Snippets of memories that are sparked by who knows what can bring patches of color back. Angi~

[Mark]

Thank you dear :)

[KAOlmsted]

As long as the smiles outweigh the regrets, in the end you've lived a damn good life...thanks for sharing this damn good piece ;-)

[Mark]

you are damned welcome an thank you LOL

[KAOlmsted]

My damn pleasure xD

[John Alexander McFadyen]

That opening stanza had me hooked Mark, objects more ancient than my imagination!
A wonderfully descriptive write with a balance of regret, reflection and acceptance.

[Mark]

Thanks John!