Success?

The feeling you get as you pass the finish line,
It is a feeling like no other.
It fills you with pride and accomplishment.
It gives you a sense of worth.
SUCCESS!
You scream with joy.
You glow with pride.
You see your loved ones rush towards you.
They congratulate you and embrace you.
This is the happiest day of your life.
Until you wake up,
And realize it was all a dream.

Reviews

[Surya]

Haha, a bit sad actually A wonderful day ended up with realisation of a dream, may be that dream comes true..
I liked it...:)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Maybe it's the kind of dream that will come true :) ;)

I liked this. A feeling of hope which ends in the sudden realization of it all being a dream. A good one :)

[Alice Maria]

Thank you so much. I hope it comes true.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

It will :) you're welcome! :))

[The earth (Titan maphah..]

'This is the happiest day of your life.
Until you wake up,
And realize it was all a dream' I like it

[Alice Maria]

Thanks you're sweet

[Nigel Newman]

Or was it an artist's impression of what you WILL be doing sometime in the near'ish future. There are many studies and papers and books about the significance and impact of dreams. My 2 minute spin is (a) they might be pure fantasy which your awake conscious self is probably right to dismiss, (b) they might be a metaphor for something you could definitely try for, (c) parts of them may call out to you in other ways; perhaps in this case how to feel more appreciated by family; (d) parts may be a visualisation of something you're actually already working towards, e.g. a 10k or giving that presentation in front of 100 people or in rehearsals for a play.

So I enjoyed the poem a lot. It painted a clear feel-good picture. As you can tell, I might have aded a cryptic closing line such as 'Or was it ...?"

Regards
Nigel

[Alice Maria]

Thank you so much. I suppose it's true. Your dreams may just be things waiting to happen. I guess I can make it into a reality.

[Nigel Newman]

FYI. I just came upon a poetry site - Poem Hunter. They have a list of favourite poems, and this one was about number 5/6:

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
[Langston Hughes]

[Alice Maria]

Wow... thanks for sharing this poem. I needed it.

[angelina neves]

lovely! the surprise at the end is nice!
Many beautiful successful dreams to you!

[Alice Maria]

Thank you. I hope you succeed as well.

[Einstein Noodle]

oh no! your poem really had me going there ;) but those kinds of positive dreams are pretty cool too! thanks for the smile reading "Success?" has given me.
E.

[Alice Maria]

Thankyou for your opinion. It really means a lot to me when people review my work. I hope I actually achieve success soon.

[Einstein Noodle]

i am retired and my successes are the goals i set for the day ..like walk the dog today ...or burn the brush ... repair this or repair that ;) so i am always successful you see!? even if i change my mind and have a do nothing day ... i have successfully rested :))) love and peace Alice! thank you for your encouragement for me ..right back at ya!!

[Alice Maria]

Congratulations, thankyou for everything.

[Paul Bell]

Yeah but now that you've dreamt it, you can do it.

[Alice Maria]

Thankyou. I hope I can.

[Hope]

Success is sweet....
The imagery is nice.
Keep it up:)

[Alice Maria]

Thank you so much

[Hope]

My pleasure......

[Jake Donald Stephens]

Well hon, it looks to me like you have quite a few fans on here who review your work.... so maybe success isn't only a dream for you after all?

[Alice Maria]

I guess that's true. Writing really helps me express myself and not fake anything so people will like me. I am my true self when I write. So I guess being on this website where I can share my work, and see people enjoy it is a enormous step to success for me.

[Gee]

There is no harm in striving to achieve your dreams, better than not to try at all.
We've all been there, just need to keep plugging away

[Alice Maria]

Thank you, I'm definetly still in the race.