Sequined Dreams

Innocence or ignorance?
Perhaps today pure happenstance,
dig your heels and point your toes,
follow where the warm wind blows.

Pursue it while it gently sways,
for these are wine and roses days.
Sweetly seen through big blue eyes,
find your footing near the rise.

Sing your songs, now don’t be shy.
Tap your feet in mock surprise,
soft green turf your carpet now,
lose the furrow of your brow.

Things you know and that to learn,
bundle up your grave concerns,
throw them into canyons wide,
for life’s bounty will provide.

A wanderer on dusty roads,
shedding all your heavy loads.
Breathe in deeply, cool and clear,
skip on paths and feel no fear.

Keep your head above the clouds.
All alone? So laugh out loud!
Finer things await your hands,
sequined dreams and golden sands.

Ply thy wonder of all sights,
rest by hearty firelight,
don your hat a tad askew,
believe that love will see you through.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really love this poem...but wow...

this feels like something i would have read in the late fifties or early sixties...the simpler times...when life wasn't such a complicated mess.

love the ride here, felt like i stuck out my thumb and the poem picked me up...

i hitchhiked through a bit of nostalgia.

[icelandicblue]

Oh jacob I really like that you got that feel from the poem! Thank you so much!

[Rita L. Sev]

Living and loving in the moment, keeping it simple lest the complications muck it up...

bundle up your grave concerns,
throw them into canyons wide,
for life’s bounty will provide...

Great image, very freeing... Enjoyed this, Blue!

[icelandicblue]

Thanks so much Rita!

[David Scott]

Thank you for the shot in the arm of optimism here.
You gave a posative spin without being condescending about negativity or being obnoxioudly blind to reality. It can be as simple as taking a brighter view.
Lovely thought and worthy write.

[icelandicblue]

Thanks David,
Perhaps if we allow ourselves to see it at times it will be true for as long as it lasts.

[Rosaria_V]

Awwwww I love this!! This reading it feels like a song! Your awesome, great job!

[icelandicblue]

Thanks so much, it does have a sing song kind of beat to it.

[Frieda P]

Exquisite Anne, I sighed heavily when I got to the end of your poem, this is exactly what I needed to read today....thank you for writing and sharing this one.....!

[icelandicblue]

Thank you, we have to believe there are sequined dreams and golden sands for all of us, at least some of the time, eh. I am happy that you enjoyed this.

[Frieda P]

There's hope, even in this twisted existence...always my pleasure.

[Corset]

wonderfully inspirational and uplifting thsi will take the sting out of any grumpy day, i loved it, WHAT A GREAT SMILE!

[icelandicblue]

I am so happy that you found this poem to be a pleasant one. Thanks so much Corset.

[Sheila Kline]

Oh yes............have hope, hold onto the bit of hope we have, count our blessings, and always, always forge on! Your words offer encouragement to even the most weary of souls!! And as Jack has expressed, it is wonderful to read such words from you during such a difficult time!! We are here for you!! Love will see you through!!

[icelandicblue]

There are moments of clarity that peek through the darkness. Thanks so much Sheila!

[Jack...]

Anne, I can not even begin to explain how your poem has lifted me tonight. Not so much that I needed lifting but because it was written by you. I have cried for your pain recently and to see a smile in poetic form from you has made my entire day. Thank you so much for being my friend and for bringing this beautiful poem to me tonight.

[icelandicblue]

Oh jack, you are such a good soul. I am so happy that you enjoyed the poem and thankful for all the good thoughts and hope that you always send my way.