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Marchmadness
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0 posted 2008-07-13 10:24 PM


How I miss the sweet dreams of childhood
When slumber fluttered in  on fairy wings
to the soft, lovely strains of a lullaby
and each awakening was a joyful adventure.

Oh, Morpheus, God of dreaming,
return me to those dreams of youth,
free of the burdens I have gathered
While traveling this earthly journey.

Deliver me from the restless, haunting dreams of age
and the struggle to return each day.
Return me to the conscious world
of a glorious morning
...gently, please.

[This message has been edited by Marchmadness (07-14-2008 02:08 AM).]

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passing shadows
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1 posted 2008-07-13 11:39 PM


oh Ida...I pray your appeal be granted



Prasad Nataraj
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2 posted 2008-07-14 06:56 AM


Hi Ida, good to have good childhood memories and you want to return back, hope you do.
Margherita
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3 posted 2008-07-14 08:04 AM


Beautiful and intense write, dear Ida.

It will never be the same again of course, but I believe sleep and dreams really do have the task to restore us on every level and they do if we let them... but before closing the eyes we have to unburden our minds and that we have to learn. (meditation, autogene training, relaxation ...).

I am sure Morpheus will come to your rescue!

Love and hugs.
Margherita

XGarapanX
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4 posted 2008-07-14 08:18 AM


Relatable sentiment. Lovely write.

·´~`·­»Garapan«­·´~`·

Ericc
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5 posted 2008-07-14 02:25 PM


So poignant.

Eric

vandana
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6 posted 2008-07-14 05:37 PM


good read
secondhanddreampoet
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7 posted 2008-07-14 07:57 PM


absolutely superb 'write'!

[and one I can 'relate' to...all too well]


v. serious and long-sustained applause for this 'penning'!


threadbear
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8 posted 2008-07-14 11:32 PM


Life is tiring, is it not?  
Particularly liked the line:
"Deliver me from the restless, haunting dreams of age"
shimmering writing, MM
tb

Marchmadness
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9 posted 2008-07-14 11:37 PM


Thank you, dear poets for your kind and thoughtful comments.
Don't know if I've met you Threadbare, ( love
that name)If not, Nice to meet you.

BluesSerenade
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10 posted 2008-07-15 11:40 PM


I like to think we're aging gracefully, although we're aging just the same.
Like you, I miss those fancy and free spirited dreams of my youth.  

Really nice writing, Ida~

kaile
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11 posted 2008-07-16 10:46 AM


won't we all love that?
Alison
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12 posted 2008-07-16 10:53 AM


Ida,

This is the perfect wake-up poem.  Thank you for starting my day with such a beautiful piece of you.

Alison

Robert E. Jordan
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13 posted 2008-07-16 12:31 PM


Dear Ida,

Thanks anyway Hon, I'll take my present dreams over those horrors of childhood.

Bobby

LindsayP
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14 posted 2008-07-16 11:10 PM



Oh, Morpheus, God of dreaming,
return me to those dreams of youth,
free of the burdens I have gathered
While traveling this earthly journey.

Ida my dear they are beautiful words and I think that is one of your very best poems.
Keep up your wonderful writing, love Lindsay

Earth Angel
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15 posted 2008-07-19 04:17 PM


With all sincerity, my dear, dear Ida, I wish for you that your every morning ~ and night ~ be glorious!

This is such a charming write and may Morpheus the God of dreams hear your plaintiff plea.

Love and sweet dreams to you,
Linda


WindWalker
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16 posted 2008-08-15 09:42 PM


I really like the way you write!!!!!!
OwlSA
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17 posted 2008-08-16 01:04 PM


I enjoyed your poem very much Ida, and wish for you everything you wish for yourself, including peaceful sleep, either dreamless or with peaceful dreams.  

I don't know that I feel the same way, though I don't think that I feel exactly the same way that Bobby does either, but somewhere in between.  Your poem has given me many things to ponder in my own life.

- Owl

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