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

 

Dún Aonghasa

for dVerse

cliff above crashing waves: fear

and yet the sight calls me near

down at turquoise waters peer

breath stolen by the drop sheer

This is a Tanaga, a Filipino form of poetry. It has four rhyming lines of seven syllables each.

Dún Aonghasa is a fort on Inishmore in Ireland. A good portion of the fort has fallen into the sea. There is no barrier to stop you from crawling right up to the edge of the cliff and looking over. It's an exhilarating experience!

Framed

for dVerse

self portrait

framed

two eyes but

missing glasses

for eyes aren’t better

framed

two hands

one smile

me

me

one person

thousand tales

folded back and forth

like creases in a walnut

memories, experiences

missing or not

as you look

some things remain

unframed