My dreams are bright
feather light
at night
conditions right
Carefree
Mind free
Life's challenges
to be won
Feeling warmth
from noonday sun
.
I dream of water
floating
boating
with Dad
Sparkle Lake
water ripples
Lost Dad
Double nickels
Still sad
Memory trickles
.
I dream of sky
Fly
High
Cropduster
Single prop
Big John
Name drop
Macho swagger
Li’l Baby
Taildragger
.
I dream in hues
greens, blues
Love so true
dancing with you
Faces aglow
manhattans flow
Bummer—
Need a drummer
Low-rent venues
party continues
.
I dream less bright
feather light
at night
conditions right
Carefree
Mind free
As when I
was young
Colder now
in the setting sun
.
.
.
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Mark Toney © 2021
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10/10/2021 - Poetry form: Free verse