It's All In The Eye of The Storm

Dreams are the touchstones of our character. - Thoreau

lost somewhere in a dreamy, kansas twister

i wonder if wrong-sized, ruby slippers can cause a blister

amidst slumbering, pain-relieving poppies

no longer a need for floppies or copies, only colonoscopies

directions, gps, gumption, atriums, ventricals and cerebellums conspicuously nowhere to be found

witches on bicycles and broomsticks with flying monkeys abound

it takes oxygen and water to make rust

woodsmen use chain saws so what's all the fuss

they don't wear a funnel for a hat

reality and rainbows can attest to that

they don't wear metal, bow ties

you can trust me on that because i only tell little, white lies

wizards don't always live in castles

goodness doesn't necessarily float in bubbles or wear tassels

everyone with something to sell, who can we really trust

surely not a man hiding behind a curtain with white, thinning hair wearing a truss

all that glitters isn't gold

or so i'm told

you can get munchkins at any dunkin' donuts

yellow brick roads always have their ruts

it doesn't take courage to roar

if there's no place like home then what's it all for

common sense will suffice for a brain

clouds don't necessarily mean it will rain

a heart can be broken

a diploma is merely a token

oldies but goodies along with any other shiny ditty

as foggy crystal balls and long, faux fingernails threaten, "ill get you my pretty"

fire burns better with a fan

wd-40 will suffice for a lubricant can

reaching an emerald city is a long span

oz never did give nothing to the tin man

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

A nice thought from Thoreau...even nicer notions from your poem...dreaming is quite amazing..so many thoughts drifting into our brain all at once...why are we not confused? Sometimes we just let our dreams and notions take over and that's is great, especially on a rainy afternoon....your dream encompasses so much...I love the ending,which sums up a lot of you dreams "Oz never
did give nothing to the tin man"....keep dreaming!!
Best, B

[Pete]

thanks B. i think that was the first movie that i ever watched. it had quite an impact on me. it's quite brilliant and creative if you think about it. I think thoreau had it right -

“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.” -

[Betty Hermelee]

You're very welcome Pete!
Best, B

[JessyJacob]

I like the rhyming of the words you maintained through out the poem. But you know few people want to live for people, reason being their adoration, why a meera bhai left her husband and dedicated her life to krishna, though Krishna never lived on earth during her time, so few people dedicate their life for few. Please dont force the people for their will against and later to be blamed that you slept with someone else, then why me now.... I want my true love and adoration for my man, so that he realises my love for him may not be this birth but the next.. Thats all i can say which it matches what you are trying to convey by saying fan. I dont mind being a sanyasi, for him , if he still doesnt undersatnds me. Though a perfect human life is to be sanyasi at heart and family person outside, I would prefer both outside and inside. For lord krishna is also a perfect sanyasi and bachelor, though been with many woman, he doesnt get alluded by women like Hanuman. But few people think external physical pleasure is everything to lead a life but for me not. Its just a part of it.

[Silmara McGarry]

What a marvelous dream poem placed with the most beautiful magical of all! You are a wizard here for sure in every word! Splendid photo that from the very beginning captivated me😍And the wonderful song/video certainly took me back to magic! Wooooow catching my breath 🌈
And absolutely true, Oz did not give for he already had it!
Fantastic dear Pete👏🏻