Written for: Margo Roby’s Poem Tryouts: To Sleep, Perchance To Dream
To the images. In keeping with the theme of dreaming, the image that started my thinking on the topic is The Poet Sleeps, by Chang Houg Ahn, which I first saw on The Mag a couple of years ago. I thought the subject of a poet sleeping and then having visions, or being visited by a muse, or dreaming, something my mind will not let go of. I will present two images here and save some for next month if I think they will allow you a different direction on the topic.
Inkwell filled,
quill at the ready.
Hours of staring at
blank parchment ’til
my eyes swim into slumber.
Once under the veil
of dreams, I sense
a presence–rustling
of silk–and a cool kiss
caresses my forehead.
Flutter of wings, whisper
of words, serve to
germinate my brain
with seeds of new ideas
waiting to sprout.
Absolutely beautiful!
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I love your translation of the image into your poem and ‘my eyes swim into slumber’ is gorgeous.
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Thanks so much, Margo!
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