Desire
By DavidVale
There was a dream one summer night
hovering over a sleeping man
a wonderful illusion, weaved with desires
and so very lifelike it
must have been real
There was not much, in that dream
a
man, a woman and a beach with,
waves, crashing to the shore in the
moonlight
and eerie music coming from the shadows
And
they moved and they talked
and kissed and smiled and danced...
and were one, belonging to each other
and joint together with their
souls
To see such beauty is to see one's demise
'cause
no man can unsee the sight of her...
And men would walk willingly
to their deaths
were she the one delivering it
Such were
the man's thoughts
as he stood there basking, happy
and the one
on his side, of his dreams
looked at him and wanted nothing else
But the man grew sad, for he knew
that happiness has fleeting
legs
and he felt her slipping away
behind the veil, behind his
dream
And so the night reached to its inevitable end
and
the sea was filled with red-hot blaze
as the rising sun made the
gray world burn
and with the world, the man burnt too
Of
aching, of desperate longing
for the one of his dreams
who he
knew was waiting him
just behind his mind's reach
Author's Note:
My very first poemComments on "Desire"
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On Friday, September 15, 2017, Just Dave
(448) wrote:
Great poem. I love a visual poem. It's something that escapes my abilities. Inspiring. Thanks, JD
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A former member wrote:
Beautifull poem. Just a pity the poor guy sound so hopeless. ;( Enjoyed it.
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On Thursday, August 16, 2012, FadedBlues
(2096) wrote:
...nicely done. better to have a dream for a moment, rather than no dream at all (altho many would disagree)...
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A former member wrote:
Beautiful imagery. Very well written for your first poem. In a way it reminds me of Sirens in mythology. Beautiful but disastrous.
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On Thursday, August 16, 2012, Lylani
(112) wrote:
Oh what a dream to dream, "And with the world, the man burnt to" such a beautiful and sad line, to sacrifice all hope and possibility for the longing for that half remembered moment of perfection