The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Wed 12/10/2008)

[RetroLounge]

In Praise of Dreams

In my dreams
I paint like Vermeer van Delft.

I speak fluent Greek
and not with just the living.

I drive a car
that does what I want it to.

I am gifted
and write mighty epics.

I hear voices
as clearly as any venerable saint.

My brilliance as a pianist
would stun you.

I fly the way we ought to,
i.e., on my own.

Falling from the roof,
I tumble gently to the grass.

I've got no problem
breathing under water.

I can't complain:
I've been able to locate Atlantis.

It's gratifying that I can always
wake up before dying.

As soon as war breaks out,
I roll over on my other side.

I'm a child of my age,
but I don't have to be.

A few years ago
I saw two suns.

And the night before last a penguin,
clear as day.

Wislawa Szymborska

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:hi:

RL

[blueraven95]

1. beautiful!

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[RetroLounge]

10. ...

:hi:

RL

[BlueIris]

2. Hey, cool beans.

I just posted this a couple weeks back. But you did it without any typos.

[blueraven95]

4. good morning BlueIris,

I always mean to check out your poetry threads, but I often can't at work (because they aren't always safe for work) and I forget at home :(

I'm going to get better about that.

[BlueIris]

5. It'll be a while before I put up anything *truly* NSFW again.

Although December 16 and 17th are sketchy (in a fun way). I may never put up really scary stuff again, unless needs be (in case readers here hadn't noticed, I sometimes feel compelled to post poems of a controversial nature when current events produce a lot of idiot, misogynist or bigoted threads around here).

[blueraven95]

6. I'll keep that in mind.

I spend all day on the computer at work, so often when I get home, I don't even turn it on.

I'm pretty sure I've got your journal on my list, you put the poems there, right?

[BlueIris]

7. Yes, all poems are in my journal.

The Lounge threads, anyway. I sometimes re-post in the subforums, and don't feel the need to throw those in the journal.

[RetroLounge]

9. Damn, I thought it was familiar...

Well, it deserves a reposting, I guess. :D

:hi:

RL

[Chorophyll]

3. Wislawa rocks.

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[RetroLounge]

8. Indeed

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RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Good afternoon, my dear Retro!

Ah, where would we be without our dreams?

It's fantastic!

Thank you...

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[RetroLounge]

12. ...

:hi:

RL