…I have always loved the fantasy art of Dean Morrissey and James C. Christensen, and this week’s prompt at Writer’s Island put me in mind of their highly imaginative and captivating work, which in turn inspired the poem below, with its “tongue-in-cheek” ending…
Ship of Dreams
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fantastic is this spell I’m under
magic of a splendorous kind
a world of cornucopic wonder
treasure troves of dreams to plunder
in this kingdom of my mind
here I live a life enchanted
here no fear of any threat
sorrow is by joy supplanted
no limit to desires granted
what I want is what I get
fantasy’s elaboration
a god of pleasure I ascend
soar in sweet hallucination
in ships of my imagination
oh, would this dream but never end
Epilogue
well now, oh dear, that was a bit much
somewhat carried away it seems
euphoria finds me out of touch
with reality, good sense, and such
perhaps I’ll temper my daydreams
throttle back my vision quest
bring fascinations down to size
moderation will serve me best
but dreams are so hard to repress
no limits when you fantasize
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rob kistner © 3/26/11
• written for Writer’s Island
• art piece at top by Dean Morrissey
I really like the first half of this poem especially – I’d definitely like to stay carried away with the rhythm and ideas and never end…
Wonderful piece! I adore the picture as well 🙂
Beautifully written…though I think I like that first part where:
‘no limit to desires granted
what I want is what I get’
best, that’s a lot more fun 🙂
I love the picture and the images it conjures up in my mind. The flying ship reminds me of something I saw in a movie recently.
Never put the throttle on imagination..sail away in that wonderful boat and don’t look back! Jae
never trottle back your dreams!
loved your poem!
This is different from you.. liked it.. thanks!!
masterful art, this is! love
I must admit it is an excellent picture for this poem, so imaginative, and after that I like this part: “here I live a life enchanted here no fear of any threat”.
I love the form, I love the words, I love the poem. Wonderful.
I would book passage on the ship of dreams any day. Great poem.
you know i think our imagination is the greatest tool we have been given beside our hearts and their capacity to love…nicely written…
beautiful and filled with fantasy and wonder…oh and treasure troves to plunder…a magical write that leaves one with a feeling of splendor and delight…bkm
Amazing ,
colorful and vivid with such live images and fun !!
fantasy with limits ?? Naah !! I love it this way 🙂
A wonderful poem, the first part is dreamlike (literally and figuratively), while the second part, much more prosaic, is like being awake. They complement each other well and make the poem complete.
Ah..sweet imagination…it is euphoric…and very well captured here. Good job. Vb
That is one pretty fantastic artist.
Kind of glamorises the surreal.
Your poem definitely gives the post a greater dimension.
Nicely crafted words