The prompt for Poets and storytellers United: we invite you to revisit one of our old prompts. Maybe one you missed but wish you hadn’t.
Friday Writings #145: Dreams and Memory
When your day is heavy,
rest in endless, gentle clouds.
The universe, featherlight,
carries your memories away,
lifts you into dreams.
Life loosens its grip.
You enter the place
where birds rehearse new lines,
Where the air hums with harmony,
softly singing “you are not alone.”
The universe carries you
on the wings of a bird,
gliding above your burdens.
Stars lean in,
spilling truths
that plant sparks of hope.
Listen.
The moon spins music,
silver-threaded,
drifting through an open window,
filling you with strength.
It weaves stones and memory
into something that breathes,
something that lightens you.
Renewed,
you rise into a new day.
You step into meadows
where buds shine like lanterns,
where trees whisper above.
Renewed,
you carry dawn within you.
Your poem feels like a gentle exhale, carrying the reader from heaviness into light, where dreams become renewal and memory transforms into quiet strength
ReplyDeleteHow dreamy and comforting your words are - beautiful imagery and sense of peace and calmness inside - Jae
ReplyDeleteHow very lovely, Marja! (I forgot we could have chosen any of our old prompts, not just the three suggested. I'm glad you realised, and chose this one.)
ReplyDeleteAaaaaw, magic, this is so soothing, gentle, filled with lifting energy, a place to get lost in
ReplyDeleteLove the last line. You lifted the shroud of what is happening in our world and renewed hope with these words.
ReplyDelete...I may not dream all that often, but I'm always been a day dreamer!
ReplyDeleteYou carry us into a gentle, serene and utterly relaxing and beauteous world in this poem, Marja. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written poem. Gorgeous !
ReplyDeleteRenew and get ready for a new day!
ReplyDeleteWe get carried away & glad we are back to stay!
Almost wishing I could go with you there, Marja. My favorite line has the birds rehearsing new lines.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fairy tale poem. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteLanded here from Poets and Storytellers United. :)
ReplyDeleteLiked how you have described dreams as a channel for emotional release, healing, and renewed vigour for daily living.
I have written a short story on the prompt "Revisiting Old Favourites". Do drop by :)
Cheers,
CRD
What we need after a bad day : rest, and reading this delightful and soothing poem. :)
ReplyDelete“The moon spins music.” Such a wonderfully poetic thought.
ReplyDeleteThat fourth stanza is gorgeous, Marja!
ReplyDeleteThat may just be the prettiest sleep incantation I've ever read.
ReplyDeletePK