Dream Song Cento

Posted on January 29, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Tuesday Poetics with Lillian
“Take a moment and listen to these tunes on the links below. And when they get you in the mood, how about writing a poem that takes us inside a dream? It can be your dream or someone else’s dream. Are you sleeping in a bed during this dream? Sitting on a train dozing? Leaning up against a tree staring at the clouds? Does your dream take you beneath the seas? Into the clouds? Or maybe you’re on a stage flooded with the smoke of dry ice? Is your dream triggered by a scent? By a song? By a photo you came across? Let your imagination drift and take us with you into a dream!”

I’m a dream weaver
runnin’ down a dream,
on the Boulevard of
Broken Dreams.

I’m California dreamin’;
hope the dream police
don’t come to my door.

Sometimes I feel like
I’m dreaming a dream
within a dream, lazing
on the river of dreams.

Most times I’m just dreaming,
and when preferable to life,
I just dream on.

Song Titles and Artists

Dream Weaver – Gary Wright
Runnin’ Down A Dream – Tom Petty
Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day
California Dreamin’ – Mamas and Papas
Dream Police – Cheap Trick
A Dream Within A Dream – Alan Parsons
The River of Dreams – Billy Joel
Dreaming – Blondie
Dream On – Aerosmith

https://dversepoets.com/

About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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26 Responses to Dream Song Cento

  1. rothpoetry says:
    January 29, 2020 at 2:48 am

    Very good compilation! Some of my favorite songs.

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  2. lillian says:
    January 29, 2020 at 3:03 am

    I love the idea of being a dream weaver. Good weaving of the song titles into the poem.

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  3. areadingwriter says:
    January 29, 2020 at 6:50 am

    a clever play on song titles!!! the last line is a needed conclusion 🙂

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  4. sarahsouthwest says:
    January 29, 2020 at 6:55 am

    Great! Playful and clever.

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  5. Feelings and Freedom says:
    January 29, 2020 at 2:57 pm

    You’ve woven an interesting piece around song titles. Loved the last bit: “when preferable to life,
    I just dream on.”

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  6. Xan says:
    January 29, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    Very clever, and a fun game.

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  7. Frank Hubeny says:
    January 29, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    I like the thought of those dream police.

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  8. Truedessa says:
    January 30, 2020 at 12:42 am

    That was creative using dream songs within your dream poem.

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  9. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:
    January 30, 2020 at 8:50 pm

    What fun and some great music in there… could be a playlist I feel

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  10. pvcann says:
    January 31, 2020 at 1:22 am

    I love the thinking around dreaming within a dream, layers, which is how This poem works for me.

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  11. Christine Irving says:
    January 31, 2020 at 4:21 am

    Very clever to run with the dream theme and continue with Lillian’s song inspirations, all while creating a fine stand alone found poem. Like!

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  12. Victoria Stuart says:
    January 31, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    This was fun! I sang along with you, in a combination I’d never even considered before! Though the dawn may be coming soon, there still may be some time.

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