simple clay boxes made with dreams
There are people who put their dreams in a little box
and say,
"Yes, I've got dreams, of course I've got dreams."
Then they
put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep,
they're still there.
Erma Bombeck
Dreams are funny things
I need my dreams
every last one of them
working or not
working or not
they need not all come true
it is enough for me to know they are there
waiting
in their boxes
some of my dreams are
dark humored
wild and ruthless
with heavy doses of passion and adventure
rolled up
savored only
in the
silent morning heat
simmering
always simmering
a lot of work, they are
Go out and live your dreams! someone shouts
okay
but can I ask
scraping, forming
remaking, rehashing
a lot of work, they are
Do forgotten dreams cease to exist or linger in some sort of limbo?
should I believe
dreams are unclaimed possibilities
scraping, forming
remaking, rehashing
a lot of work, they are
(too precious to throw out with the bath water)
and finally
may I ask
A r e w i s h e s t h e e x h a l e b r e a t h o f d r e a m s ?
questions
so many questions
a lot of work, they are
Hello Charlene, I really enjoyed reading this post..the words are very beautiful, as are your boxes. There is something very special about lidded containers, especially ceramic ones.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mark. Yes, ceramic lidded containers are very special. They can hold so many things, from charming to mundane. Or nothing at all. Still we can't help but lift the lid to sneak a peek inside!
DeleteI like the way the lid fits inside of the box rather than the outside and there is another of those precious nests. Made me think a dream box needs a small hole so the dreams can slowly flow out and be realized, be manifested, be lived. A lovely post.
ReplyDeleteHello Linda---What a wonderful way to put it---"be realized, be manifested, be lived." What a lovely and poetic comment! Thank you, Linda-you made me smile!
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