(77) Dream The Day Away

Close my eyes to sleep

Then I am sleeping deep

I have no words to say

So I will dream the day away



Dream of a World of peace

Where all war will cease

Where no killing takes place

With no discrimination against race



No child will ever starve

Everyone has food to carve

No famine is out there

Everyone is treated fair



Never crimes saved on tape

No woman will ever face rape

No drunkard fist to feel

No one will ever steal



No dog or cat is rejected

No illegal drugs are injected

Dreaming of only harmony

Never fear of any harm to me



But when I awake from my dream

The world will still silently scream

Of a dream that can not be true

No real dreams for me and you


copyright Chris Smith 1998

Author's Note

One of my oldest poems.

Reviews

[iamkim]

oh! Wow! Good as new! I'm speechless...what should I say? It's perfect! Every line hit me like a bomb! I wish I too could write a poem as good as you can. This is so wonderful! And so do I hope our world would be this perfect! It makes me sad thinking that it can never be...

PS: this is going to be in my favorites!

[Bryan Micheni]

good write, managing to show yhe juxtaposition between the world we want and that we have.

[northern monkey]

Thanks Chris, noble sentiments, skilfully written.

[FaithfullyJennyBear]

this reminds me of my special world ^.^ I really like this poem! x

[BlueberryKisses]

I love this poem! It is truely amazing, you have such a talent for writing poem that have such wonderful meanings, great write! :)

[Robin]

such is life and dreams . let us live our own dream , the buddha says if one can not do good , at least do no more harm . my mantra is to leave things better than they were .

[Lilly Negoi]

oldies but goldies, they say :)
beautiful paraphrase of Lennon's "imagine"...

[Sukriti Suki]

A nice one Chris..what a lovely dream!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Chris, this was excellent, a dream I wish could be reality, but as you wrote in your poem:

But when I wake from my dream
The world will still silently scream
Of a dream that cannot be true
No real dreams for you and me

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

Wow. I was really loving the dream...but that wake up call in the end broke my heart. I still love the poem though. I would enjoy seeing this dream come true.

[Pebbles]

Any dream could come true my friend ... we just need to believe enough :) never stop dreaming