The Dream
May 25, 2021
The Dream
An Iambic Pentameter poem written by Mercedes Todd
Why don’t you sit, take a well needed break,
And have a whimsical daydream with me
It can be about a giant sand snake
Or a short sail on the Caspian Sea
Staring off as if the world has stood still
In your own personal utopia-
A place far off with a big rolling hill
Blue Nile Falls of Ethiopia
A way to free one from reality
A time that is more idealistic
Sitting under an old Joshua Tree
Through the clouds is seen a faultless picnic
Otherworldly lights, new friends and places
Our exhausted world a dream replaces.
Up in the clouds with no care in your mind
A far-off adventure no place unseen
Dancing through the night, with all of mankind
Talks of astronomy, Egypt’s great queen.
It started when I met a girl named Rose
However, feeling like I have before
She showed me her town’s beautiful meadows
Historical Europe is where we tour
Dreams continue with far away land
Seeing things you could only imagine
Camel rides to pyramids in Sudan
Different time, a medieval dragon
The fantasy fades, we begin to see-
While we dreamt, what our world has come to be
As I open my eyes, reality
A new outlook on life, I can perceive
My life has been dull and full of herb tea
I own no boat and never seem to leave
But even through the uneventful facade
And the repetitive ways of our sun
Through the light fog I begin to applaud
The pleasant and moral ways of everyone
The girl on the corner taking a break
She laughs and watches as the others fly by
While her boss works hard to keep his namesake
He finds joy in his suit and his neck tie
People here have different reasons to smile,
I don’t mind this world, I’ll stay for a while.
Carmella Neal • Jun 1, 2021 at 11:45 am
Love this poem.