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In reply to the discussion: What's your favorite poem? [View all]Prisoner_Number_Six
(15,676 posts)19. My favorite is one I wrote about 35 years ago
A Special Dream
I had a special dream last night--
I dreamed that I could fly
away, beyond the floating clouds--
I danced up in the sky.
The treetops were my stepping stones
to reach the summer air
so clear, so warm and sparkling blue!
I wish I was still there.
My dream was very real to me--
I thought of it all day.
I want to go back to my sky--
I wish there were a way!
To fly; to fly just like a bird!
To laugh at gravity!
It tasted sweet up in the sky--
like summer wine to me.
I had a special dream last night--
I dreamed that I could be
above the mountains; with the stars!
I flew, and I was free!
© 2015 Steven A. Hessler
All Rights Reserved
I had a special dream last night--
I dreamed that I could fly
away, beyond the floating clouds--
I danced up in the sky.
The treetops were my stepping stones
to reach the summer air
so clear, so warm and sparkling blue!
I wish I was still there.
My dream was very real to me--
I thought of it all day.
I want to go back to my sky--
I wish there were a way!
To fly; to fly just like a bird!
To laugh at gravity!
It tasted sweet up in the sky--
like summer wine to me.
I had a special dream last night--
I dreamed that I could be
above the mountains; with the stars!
I flew, and I was free!
© 2015 Steven A. Hessler
All Rights Reserved
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