Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Revising Dreams


for dVerse

Revised

mellifluous dreams
breath nutmeg
and chirp after me

I will seek for them
heart first
for each honeyed crumb

would you blacken them?
heckle, fleer
caw unasked advice?

it does not matter
for soapsuds
sting but a moment

then breath forth new life
fresh, with the
scent of ironed heat

definitions
mellifluous - sweet, especially referring to a voice
fleer - essentially means sneer, but sounds cooler

Original
I’m a dreamer
Can’t you see?
With golden dreams
Trailing after me.
I’m going to find them
No matter who tries to stomp them
Smear my dreams with dirt
I’ll clean them up
Wash them, dry them, iron them
And make them come to life


 

5 comments:

  1. Wow! What an incredible difference in the revised poem. Absolutely wonderful choice of sensory details. You did it!

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  2. I admire the texture and scents of the revised poem. Love this very much.

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  3. ah...could feel that kind of new life in the revised version...

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