Always There

And when I grow too Old to Dream... 

I will have you to Remember... 

Monet's Waterlilies will float away 

until tomorrow ... 

I will stand inside a Waterfall and 

listen for your Call... 

Reviews

[redzone]

I have to agree with Poetic Beauty, who wrote below, we are never too old to dream. I think even those who have dementia, dream. We see or imagine beauty until our brain hears nothing at all. And what a wonderful metaphor, "stand inside a waterfall".
-Curt

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Curt... there is so much to know about Dreams.. I appreciate your reading. tenderly, Pat

[Vol]

Patricia,
There are few images more dramatic and exciting as anything to do withy waterfalls. My favorite is Fall Creek Falls in Tennessee. It is the highest natural falls East of The Mississippi, and I will never forget my first visit there in the late spring of 1972. The trek to the bottom was long and arduous along a switch-back trail littered with uneven rocks and boulders. I carried my two year old son on my shoulders and when we got to the bottom we just stood and watched a while. I picked him back up and we walked around the pool at the bottom and behind the river of falling water. I edged us closer and closer with him back on my shoulders and I reached out to see if the water was as cold as it felt in the mist. Shane reached around, too when the wind shifted and turned us blue with the coldest shower we've ever had...
Vol

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Vol.... amazing adventure with your Son... Nature at it's best. My Avatar with my Son Robert was taken in 1972 in Maryland by the Water. Bob was two yrs old and I was thirty... beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing. gently, Pat

[Vol]

Patricia,
I am so sorry for your loss... it is no consolation that trauma builds strength.
Vol

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Vol... my Son Robert has lived these many years and has two young girls that are taught to be cautious and respectful to Mother Nature. Robert's wife Leilani is Navajo Indian and she teaches them many Dances and Traditions. You may have misunderstood something I said above. Thank you for your presence. Softly, Pat

[Vol]

Patricia,
Awesome! :-)

[Lorry]

I do hope not Patricia, although know from first hand experience that sleep can be a horror show for some, painting pictures in the mind that don't match the reality of ageing.
My mother had dementia and it seemed all she dreamt was terrifying, but usually because she woke to an aged body and withered mind.
As they say in these parts especially at new year "lang may yer lum reek!" (Long may your chimney smoke)
Now I come to think of it, us Scots are a weird bunch! 😃

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Lorry... we live on the East Coast of the USA. We cannot use our Fireplace or Chimney for Fear of a Fire. The phrase "Long may your Chimney Smoke" would be a blessings in other Circumstances. We look forward to an early Spring.. if we live that long. Lovely to touch warm Hearts. gently, Pat

[Lorry]

Sorry to hear that Pat. Long may your lum not reek is more appropriate.

[Patricia Wedel]

Thank you Lorry... Our World is experiencing an unusual Pattern of fires and hurricanes as we age and pray that our young people will find a way to survive. Thank you for being an Artist of languages and wisdom thereof. softly, Pat

[Dylan Macadham]

Love remembered, love cherished. Loved it :)

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Dylan...if we all speak of coming together.. the thunder and lightening will give us courage to organize and volunteer where help is needed... is our Prayer... softly, Pat

[Robert Trakofler]

you dear Patricia, will never die... before your dead!

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Robert.. "Life is not made of breathless moments; but is made of Moments that take your Breath Away". softly, Pat

[An owl on the moon]

I love how you intertwine the ephemeral beauty of Monet's waterlilies, drifting away yet destined to return... Your imagery speaks of love that transcends time, a connection that feels eternal. Thank you for sharing this lovely piece.

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Owl... you are so Wise... your presence is mystical... thank you, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

You will never be too old to dream, Pat...
and your poems will always have a dreamy-like quality to them.
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

"Perchance to Dream... aww there's the Rub" as Shakespeare would say.. so eloquently.. when we have shuffled off these mortal coils"... gently, Pat

[Poetic Beauty]

The first two lines have quite an impact. I will have you to remember is a glorious and beautiful statement. We all need to keep dreams alive no matter our age and sometimes we might need a reminder to keep dreaming.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Beauty... we can be like Butterflies flitting... and then we settle on the flowers of Reminiscing... Lately, I wake up and realize I am speaking out loud to my Neminesis. Thank you for your reading. gently, Pat

[Poetic Beauty]

Waking up to odd conversations in our sleep is eye opening.

[Patricia Wedel]

Yes, dear Beauty... it happened recently when I woke around Midnight and realize I was speaking out loud to the person in my Dream. It happened again two nights later... I never saw the person, but I knew I had been with that person. Awesome.... gently, Pat

[Poetic Beauty]

I have very lucid dreams that are like a movie playing out before me, only I’m in the movie. I can also control my dreams sometimes.

[Patricia Wedel]

Whoa dear Beauty... we do live in a Spirit Universe where I believe we are guided and perhaps can also make better decisions. gently, Pat