Day Of Visions

I wrote this for a writing competition. The correct name for the genre in which I write is Visionary Fiction, based on dreams, visions and mystical experiences- both real ones and imagined ones.

 

On that day of visions

We rose to the mountain top

In snowy, evanescent mist,

Out of body, out of our minds.

A panoramic vista spread before us,

Vivid, like projections on a wall.

Could these pictures be our future,

Or visions of the inner side of life?

We tried to divine, through the white haze,

Prophecies of relevance to us.

 

On that day of visions

We soared across the sea,

Wondering if inspiration came

From the group we made together,

Buoying one another’s courage,

Sharing flights in dreams.

This is a prophet’s club,

When most expect a single seer.

We held hands in a line, like children,

To make sure no-one fell.

 

The colours that we saw

Were sunrise on a future day

That we all longed to live through.

We narrated our report

Like newscasters on the air,

In the air, realms rarefied,

Swept up the audience.

Taking turns distilling signs,

We broadcast sparkling hope to them,

On that day of visions.

 

Author's Note

You may see this on Facebook under my real name instead of one of my pen names.

Reviews

[Lisasview]

Hi there Lena,
I am so glad you clarified the genre because as I was reading it I felt that it belonged in writing not in Poetry...
How did you do in the competition?
I did enjoy the images and your thoughts.
I just read your about page and think it is wonderful to find someone that id so dedicated to writing. I definitely am....my work on WritersCafe is all poetry. After reading your work I do feel you might enjoy mine... Perhaps Forevermore, a poem about my death....
Lisasview, now in Spain

[Lena Chere]

Thank you for your appreciative comments.

I'm afraid I wasn't placed in the competition but it was run by the same group which has produced anthologies to help get our writing out there.
I looked into Writer's Café when I first started and I could have stayed to network with this community but it never happened.
I was reminded of it by a new friend who used to contribute.
I will aim to look at your poems and put some more of my writing here.

[Lisasview]

Perfect, interested in reading your thoughts. Really like Writers Cafe... it is the only one I am on...
Lisa

[Tumi]

strong imagery, well narrated, easy flow of words
a strong tone, make it outstanding..
very good