When are dreams
just dreams –
Cotton candy clouds above our
wondering eyes,
Entirely magical and beyond human touch?
When are they
substantial –
Sand or clay or peanut butter sandwiches,
Taken in hand
and formed to what we wish?
When do they
get taken –
Envied, criticized by
abusing fingers
Whose dreams left long ago?
When are dreams
– just dreams –
Substantial
Taken
Missed
And when do we
dream
again?
©2020 Chel Owens
Chel Owens 
Nice
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❤ Thank you, LA! ❤
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I really do love the deep simplicity to this 🙂
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Thank you. It’s almost where I want it. 🙂
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Hey Chel, it’s beautifully penned 🙂
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I like peanut butter sandwiches.
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Do you mold them into your dreams?
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But of course!
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Magical, Chel! It all starts with a dream.
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Thanks, Pete!
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I can’t help my sleep dreams just hppen all the time, mostly forgotten by the morning..
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Mine, too.
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Interesting. At first I thought you referred to the sleepy-time, bedtime dreams. But then I thought you referred to our chase-after-goals dreams. And then I wondered does it matter. Your beautiful poem could apply to both.
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Thanks, Norah. That’s actually where my thoughts were in crafting the poem at first. 🙂
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It shines through, obviously. 🙂
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Very nice, thought-provoking, simple, yet deep.
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Thank you, Denny! How have you been?
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Aim low. Settle early. Dreams = bad. Happy Thanksgiving!
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😀 😀 Will this be on an inspirational poster?
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Yes. Did you ever see Deal or No Deal? The earlier you settle on a deal, the better your deal is.
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It’s worked for me!
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They get taken away by dreamsquashers!
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They do!
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Awe… You wrote this for my birthday… Aren’t you the sweetest! ;-)))
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I didn’t know! Happy birthday! 🙂 🎂
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You had no reason to know… Ha… Thank you!
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You are so good at this.
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❤ Thank you.
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