Pipe Dreams

Pipe Dreams

A Poem by Chris Shaw

breaks a new dawn
after a restless night

a splash of pink sunrise
soon colours my eyes

those blackbirds a singing
are hidden from sight

my thoughts are of childhood
i search through the skies

dear brother your silence
still shatters this heart

i'm sure you are out there
so ask that you please

whisper your presence
take hold of my hand

for a moment of comfort
come softly to me

© 2020 Chris Shaw


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hi christine
"a splash of pink sunrise
soon colours my eyes"_______ i love those 2 lines particularly. think i'll to have to learn somehow, to be more ethereally descriptive in my poems.

you must've very close to your brother, so your personalities or likes, i assume would be similar. how lucky is that!
my sister & i are like chalk & cheese in personalities. can't say that i really think about my childhood much, coming from a dysfunctional family.
cheerio carola

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

I was very lucky with my siblings and childhood carola. I know how fortunate I was and that other pe.. read more



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I just have to respond to this in my Bunny Robert way... for your poem makes me feel of this poem I wrote a while back as if I read this before writing mine dear dear dear Chris!

__Listen For The Whisper__

Though my motion will cease to stir
And voice no longer heard
Long past movements entreat to spur
Breathes billow to my words

And please listen for the whispers
Those times you fell or ached
Recall my soothes oh so tender
And feel my warm embrace

Please don’t grieve my loss lost passage
My grave resides in you
The progeny of my passion
Those whispers sing for you


Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Dear Bunny, I am so pleased you responded with this poem. When I read it out loud, I could hear my b.. read more
Robert Trakofler

4 Years Ago

Im wondering if this poem finally has found it's intended recipient:)
Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

I was more than pleased it graced my path this morning :))
Very great and touching ...poetry ..ma'am. This poetry made me remember of my own siblings whom I missing a lot for not seeing them since 1 year ... your lines are really very heart touching ma'am

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you Anushka for your very encouraging review. Much appreciated.

Chris
I, unfortunately, also know the pain of losing a brother... This really resonates with me, and your strength is admirable. Poignant and well executed!

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Dear Travis, sorry to learn you too have lost a much loved brother. Certainly a challenge to come to.. read more
Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)

4 Years Ago

Thank you, and it is... You take care as well.
A golden rule is to talk about the writer's skills, that his/her emotions are delicately added. Throughout the time of the etceteras, one should focus on the poet.

I've tried, dear goodness, I've tried.. but ... i so understand the longing.. even though in another way, for a different reason. Beautiful writing.. as is the pink dawn when that hint of colour says more than some would think.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Many thanks Em for sharing your thoughts. Keep safe.

Chris
I understand this poem. My world is too quiet. I need voices and grandchildren in the house. I hope this will end soon. (It won't.) I hope you are doing well dear Chris. Be careful and be safe dear friend.
Coyote

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you Coyote for checking in. All is OK here, we are doing what our government has asked. Take c.. read more
Coyote Poetry

4 Years Ago

Us too in Michigan. My area in Detroit doing poorly. You are welcome dear Emma and be careful and be.. read more
Subtle and endearing homage in graceful flowing stanzas and wordplay... softly written, but having a great strong strength of purpose - great read my friend! :-)

Posted 4 Years Ago


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Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you Phill for your generous review. Your visit most appreciated. Take care.

Chr.. read more
They're not hidden Chris, just socially distancing and observing the correct lockdown procedures. They will betempted to break it if you throw them a crustor two though, it's getting harder for them to earn a crust since all those humans disappeared.
Even without the current situation, the quiet wakening of dawn can cause pause and reflection, but there is an added uneasiness and solemnity to things with what's going on. We are but human, and when one thing is missing from our lives, it can lead to reflecting on all else that is missing too. I do believe the thought remebering him keeps more than the memory alive. For all we can know and think, choosing those thoughts shows what and who truly matters.
Beautifully penned, and we had a similar dawn this morning. I think the technical term is a blacmange sky 😷

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Thank you Lorry for your thoughtful response. Blancmange that wibbly wobbly pale pink Mr Blobby. loo.. read more
Lorry

4 Years Ago

And that bloomin song he had out too! Arghh. I've always said that Noel Edmunds has a lot to answer .. read more
I am sure he is listening and colored that sunrise pink just for you

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

What a lovely response Dave. Thank you so much. All the best.

Chris
oh Christine ... so magically soft and elegant ... the grieving offset by the "..splash of pink sunrise" ... birds are singing ... but hidden :(
our first thoughts on waking, to me, are important ones ... many times mine come from dreaming ..remembered in part usually ... asking for meaning of some kind ...
"i'm sure you are out there" ... turns this poem from a concrete, real experience to something more ... as my own thoughts on a dream never quite finds understanding ... i turn to thoughts of my God... as your poem searches for an affirmation .. assurance and comfort ... these things i do find in those moments ... your title .... is filled with doubt and a bit of cynicism to me .. much in contrast to your poem .. a curious thing dahlink! i wish you well as you remember your brother .. and i am sorry you carry such loss .... i think when siblings pass over .. it strikes much closer to home than say a parent ... wishing you well as we begin to emerge from our cocoons ... i am not afraid .. i think it is time ;)
E.

Posted 4 Years Ago


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Chris Shaw

4 Years Ago

Dear Mr E, I am pleased you are about to emerge from your cocoon. We are still in ours. What a terri.. read more
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Berkshire, United Kingdom



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