Illusive Dreams

I went through a period of time (weeks) where I could not remember my dreams. Not sure why, but this poem came from that time.

Oh, Illusive dreams,

Canvas has gone astray,

Rehearse is all I do,

Practice as I lay,

 

Dormant consciousness,

Physique aware of time,

Valiant chemistry,

Merely elates the mind,

 

While years disintegrate,

Pursuing fate in dreams,

Who once in slumber rose,

A poor boy in to a king,

 

Survivor of a war,

Miracle man of god,

Balancing the universe,

Both savior and the cause,

 

Yet, a world unknown escapes,

Ignoring nightly pleas,

Nightmares of muted grey,

Taunt the soul’s reprieve,

 

Oh, Illusive dreams,

Canvas has gone astray,

Rehearse is all I do,

Practice as I lay.

January 2015 - Rudy Lizard

Reviews

[Workvio]

We all spend some sleepless nights, yet I feel you do not speak of normal sleepless nights, but of sleepless nights of much greater intensity than what is considered the norm, filled with psychologically termed racing thoughts and fears in grabbing onto hope in enduring a reality few will understand as do you, day by day becoming night by night ...

[rudelizard]

You seem to have an understanding for the type of feeling I was trying to convey. It was a difficult time for me and the lack of sleep created much angst, and clearly some abstract thoughts. I appreciate your review and comments very much. Thank you Marvin!

[willweb]

Another very well penned piece Rude. You have a nice use of words and feelings as you write. My friend, you are a poet. It is obvious to me, your phrasing is nice and you create thoughts in each line. Very cool

[rudelizard]

Thank you Will for the awesome compliment. I really appreciate it.

[Lavender Soya]

Oh how elegant and captivating the rhyme scheme is. Brilliant! :-)

[rudelizard]

I appreciate your kind words Lavender. I have been playing around with rhyming patterns and this one felt pretty natural. I'm fairly new at poetry, so your feedback is incredibly helpful in validating why I even became interested in doing this. Thanks again :)

[Lavender Soya]

My pleasure. Keep them coming! :-)

[rudelizard]

Indeed. Ditto!

[RomaJ]

I love dreaming. I went through that same period where I could not remember them so I just "practiced as lay" until I could remember. I enjoyed reading your poem.

[rudelizard]

Thank you for the review. I am glad you enjoyed the poem. I normally have really vivid dreams, so that period of time for me was troubling. Happy dreams RomaJ!

[RomaJ]

Happy dreaming too:) you're welcome