Night Time Journeys

Life lived in dreams while our heads caress our pillows and we are cloaked in blankets and night darkness. Will we carry our dreams into day light?

Night time journeys

 

 Within night vision flight

Dreams are such a fascinating place.

Oh the tenderness and light!

For in our journeys of sleep

 Who will we meet?

We never know where we will go.

Lost times somehow made right

To come upon lost ones

May we all find rest for our feet.

Hearts are given a place to flow.

Past moments coalesce aright.

Dark to shadow mysterious face

Hope’s solution carries the kite.

Life color in shadow

Spirited to the heights.

 

  

 

Author's Note

What and how do you feel concerning dreams?

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

My dreams are somewhat frustrating. Either they are nonsensical, or are lost within ten minutes after arising in the AM. My wife, on the other hand, enjoys productions that would make Cecil B. DeMille envious. I think she may be smoking something behind my back.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

John,
Oh my, I actually kind of identify with your wife. Iv'e been a pirate captain. Told my mother about it and it's so fun to see her laugh. I'll bet that your dreams make more sense than you think. Well, anyway they can be pretty crazy.
Wishing you well,
Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

sorry to butt in here guys ;} my youngest son use to have those "production" dreams .. whole movies and novels .. we use to tease him a bit i do confess ... saying he was making them up :)))) i'll have to ask him if he has had any of those lately .. peace and love people!

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Einstein you may comment and speak anytime you like. I love it when people do this. This is a public forum after all! Thanks for the info about your sone. We are all unique in all kinds of ways. How fun to have a son like that

[Einstein Noodle]

yeah ... he's very creative .. and way smarter than me (from his Ma no doubt) we love him ;))

[Stella Armour]

sometimes, especially now that i am older my dreams bring back long forgotten memories of people which stay with me on awakening and i have the pleasure of dwelling on the past i would never have recalled without dreams searching them out for me...

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Stella Amour,
How lovely to hear of your own night time experience within dreaming. I am glad to hear of your time spent with loved ones now gone. They are alive in your mind and heart. So special. Thanks for the share.
Blessings,
Kathy

[barleygirl]

I love the questioning & seeking aspect of your poem, which shows the exploration you describe. Great flowing rhyming lyrical essence to your dream pondering, almost as if meant to lull us off to dreamland with promises of subtle adventures. I used to dream vividly & remember most, but then I haven't dreamt for many years, being wracked by pain & not getting down to restful REM, I guess. I miss the world you describe, in sleep, but I also believe it can be a part of our waking consciousness (especially me, living here in the quiet wilderness where the world's chaos can be kept at bay! Some of my daydreams look like this!) Love reading this poem & imagining it! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Margie,
Your home must be very special. I think that it is wonderful to find a peaceful nook to find shelter in this world we live in. I been to the dry southern California area before and it wass wonderful. It's neat what you said above; "it can be part of our waking consciousness' You know that is the part of us that imagines and finds our hearts and souls going into other places of interest and creativity. Here's hoping you are enjoying your own unique summer. Bless you so much.
Kathy

[Chris Shaw]

Kathy this is a lovely poem. Those night flights take us to so many places. Some back in the past take us to childhood, to people and places long gone. Those are the best in my opinion. They can start my day off with a smile. Then there are others where I find myself out of place in no man's land, those are the ones that can leave me feeling apprehensive and on occasions frightened. Most of the time my night flights are happy ones. Every now and then a wobbler is thrown into the mix. Thank you for this delightful read.

Chris

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Chris,
So nice to think about dreams right now and they can be a welcome reprieve from difficulties in life. I sure do appreciate your take on this subject especially the fun word, 'wobbler.' I like past dreams too.

[Chris Shaw]

You are welcome Kathy, take care.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Thank you Christine, I shall do my best. See you next time. Bless you.
Kathy

[Neville]

what a fantastic poem you have left here Kathy.. it reads much like a treatise on the subject... and is almost dreamlike in its own write....

My own dreams tend to vary these days... they can be in colour or black and white.. some are about the past and some dont seem to fit anywhere in time.. I think I like the ones about the past most of all....

Stay safe my friend …. Neville :)

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Neville,
It so nice to hear from you of course it's about time I responded. Sorry about that. Dreams are a mystery and we all identify with each other when we can talk about this subject. You say you dream in black and white. Iv'e not heart of that. Dreaming of past life. I like that too!Thanks so much for your super nice response. Goes a long way especially during this time.
Kathy

[Neville]

you are as always, truly most welcome my friend..

[Kathy Van Kurin]

You too Neville. I will see you next ime and I wish you a lovely early summer with gardening and all like that.
Kathy

[Neville]

bless you Kathy 🌻🥀🌷 :)

[James]

I rarely dream, or if I do I don not remember them, maybe that's a good thing, I don't know. The dreams I remember from when I was young are mostly ones I wish I could forget, but some of them seem as real today as they seemed all those years ago.

Thank you for all your reviews in the past. I kind of quit writing and bow it only comes in spurts.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

James,
I truly appreciate you taking the time to communicate. Hope that you are well. This writing thing is something that Iv'e had to find the time for. It's like journaling in a way. I think that it comes from how I feel and from how life experiences and choices affect me. For me Iv'e even wondered is it is therapeutic somehow. I don't know, I hope you find good in your days and peace and joy. Life can be complex and just busy and sometimes challenging. I wish you good health and Christ's presence in your days.
Kathy

[Kent Rawski]

Kathy I just can't stop writing about this poem here is food for thought are dreams given to us by God they are certainly stated so in the Bible

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Kent,
I surly do not rule it out. Our inner being is where God works and dreams are of this aspect of humanity. There are numerous examples of dream experiences in every group of human beings in all of history. Makes me wonder. I love all your input on this. so nice to see others thoughts and feelings.
Kathy

[Kent Rawski]

Kathy I slept in a top bunk with my twin brother underneath me one night while asleep I actually rolled out of bed while doing so I had a dream that I was standing on a cliff with waves of the ocean beating against large jagged rocks and I fell I felt the wind against me this was very vivid real and as I approached the rocks panic was in me the next thing I knew was that I had hit the floor and man did I hurt they woke up my mom and dad on the first floor level of their house completely on the other side but I never saw myself hit the rocks I have heard if you do you can die I just thought I'd relate this thank you for your wonderful poem opening man's mind and heart

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Kent,
Oh my that one was a very realistic dream for you which became real on a physical level. I wonder is your twin brother ever experienced any thing similar to you. It sounds like it was a very disturbing experience and here you are to share it. Very cool! Love it.
Blessings and thanks for taking the time to tell your wonderful story.
Kathy

[Kent Rawski]

Dreams are a splendid thing our creativity set free without our knowledge or control I do wish that I would have a flying dream friends they've told me they have they just start walking jogging and the next thing flying how cool is that

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Kent,
To experience all the various dream realities we cannot begin to imagine but in our visions of the night absolutely. I have not had a flying dream in a while. Sounds amazing!
Bless you so much,
Kathy

[alanwgraham]

Very nicely expressed Kathy. It's true that dreams are fascinating and often seem just beyond our grasp. I think the mood is the main thing rather than specifics. I would think our present circumstances are reflecting our dreams greatly. Hope you are hanging in.
Take care.
Alan

[Kathy Van Kurin]

alan,
Yes it cannot be denied that our inner beings is where the substance of dreams are focused. Our hearts rather than our logical or practical thinking. At least it seems so.
Bless you as always and thanks so much for your own take on the subject which we all deal.
Kathy

[Ted Kniffen]

This poem has a dream-like quality to it that supports the title quite well.
I have always been a dreamer ... asleep & awake. Lately though my dreams have been shorter but no less vivid. The theme is always the same ... old houses ... driving and water.
There may be something to them. ;>}
I like this Kathy ... well done.
Take care ... stay safe.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Ted Kniffen,
How interesting to think that your dreams share a common thread of driving, water, old houses. Hmm...what to say as Iv'e had dreams such as you speak but not just. Well anyway we are all unique even in our dreams. yes I get what your saying too, regarding the reality, the vividness of dreams.
Yup me too.
Bless you and I am staying pretty healthy.
Kathy