dreams of light
light breaking water 3
once upon a sunny afternoon a lifetime ago
we sat wordlessly on the shore of a mountain lake
our hearts beating with newly discovered love
your fingers closely entwined with mine
...
might such moments enjoy new life in shared memory
or dance invisibly when our eyes knowingly meet
even in our old age, our youth whispering
like the sun that once silently shone on those distant waters
...
our spirits joined in a dream of galloping light
our thoughts filled once more with longing
to impossibly skim atop the lake’s gleaming surface
the sunlight skipping playfully after
…
what is dream if not permission
to break the boundaries of tired flesh and bone
to fill the air with birdlike song
and feel the wind beneath imagined wings?
…
what is dream if not desire bursting from our breasts
to trade corporeality for incorporeality?
what is dream if not a loosing of heavy and burdensome flesh
a breaking of the bonds to this celestial sphere?
…
to whom might we bow to make it so
to what remembered watery deity or burning light high above?
to whom might we pray to feel that magic once more
the frost upon our brows melting away like spring snow?
...
imagine my love, that I am the lake and you are the sun
your light warming my shallows in the blustery summer wind
where brightly colored fish swim toward your welcoming rays
and dragonfly shadows dapple your reflected light upon my waves
...
can any of the happy moments we have felt together through the decades
eclipse the sun's shimmering reflection from that day long ago
when it began its slow descent toward the white capped horizon
and we basked in the warm glow of first love?
About the Creator
John Cox
Twisted teller of mind bending tales. I never met a myth I didn't love or a subject that I couldn't twist out of joint. I have a little something for almost everyone here. Cept AI. Aint got none of that.
The steps to losing a child
Step One: Lose a child. Not what anyone wants to happen and nothing you can do to change it, but you can go through steps to becoming happy again. You can go through steps to loving again. You can go through steps to become a new you because after losing a child you will never be the same person you once were.
By Tabitha Hinkley3 days ago in Fiction
Comments (16)
"might such moments enjoy new life in shared memory / or dance invisibly when our eyes knowingly meet / even in our old age, our youth whispering / like the sun that once silently shone on those distant waters".....lovely and so reminiscent of youth's glory. This poem is sheer perfection.
'imagine my love, that I am the lake and you are the sun' Who writes that??? You do that's who. This is amazingly beautiful because to me it is relatable. As a mature person who still feels young especially when I am with my wife. Days of our youth are not a distant memory they were mere moments.
AHH what a lovely start to a poetic narrative. Its so calming and vivid in its prose. It's beautiful when a love is so new that it grows in silence. Youth whispering, even in old age. Wow, beautiful 🤩 I quite enjoy the imagery of a galloping light. 'What is dream if not permission...' I am deeply speechless with this line. I like the heights you took when you thought about the wisdom behind why we sleep and it's connection to breaking the boundaries of tired flesh. 'Spring snow', a fine alliteration. The ending brought together nicely, the nostalgia of the love the two shared within and under the beauty of natures light and the waters that mirrors it all. Outstanding work, John 👌🏾👏🏾
Delightfully gentle and winsome. I especially liked: “our spirits joined in a dream of galloping light our thoughts filled once more with longing to impossibly skim atop the lake’s gleaming surface the sunlight skipping playfully after”💖
So beautifully romantic. Well done, my friend. I especially love the part about dreams breaking the boundaries of flesh and bone. Brilliant!
So beautiful, John! I loved your exploration of dreams and memory as being gateways beyond the limitations and declines of our physical bodies! So much tender love poured into this and it makes it such a radiant piece!
Truly Romantic! The use of nature in this was so redolent of those classic poets. I felt very calm and warm reading your words, John.
Absolutely beautiful, John. You touched feelings and musings I often have!
Awww, this was absolutely lovely! Such a wonderful poem!
This poem is so beautiful, John, it definitely deserves winning the challenge in my book!
This is absolutely gorgeous, I felt every word :-)
How romantic and wistful, John
Every line evokes such moments of light and joy!
To me a story poem of remembering love and family through the special moments of living life. Good job.
Excellent story 🦋🦋🦋
Beautiful.