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| Under Windsor Bridge, 1912, by Adolphe Valette |
My
Samurai
You’re
keening in your sleep again.
The
last time, I caressed your shoulder,
and
your eyes flew open in terror.
Tonight
I shift around gracelessly,
hoping
that the motion
sends
you to a happy place –
away
from the fog and horror
that
inhabit your dreams.
In
the morning I ask:
“Was
it a katana or
your
fists this time?”
And
I wonder,
not
for the first time,
why
I dream of strange
houses
with many rooms
and
you dream of fighting
to
stay alive.
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Dana. you are really quite good at this.
ReplyDeleteYour poem is quite thought provoking. I enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteoh we could have a field day deciphering those dreams...smiles...ha...intriguing...def real...
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what battles take place in our sleep. Wandering a house with many rooms can be just as frightening if you're feeling lost.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! (I had to look up "katana.")
ReplyDeleteA fine little story, nicely told...
ReplyDeleteYou do - you have a lovely gentle touch.
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The figure in the image does remind one of a Samurai in lacquered armor, as out of place under the Windsor bridge as I often am in my dreams. My elbow hurts this morning, so I'm suspecting it was the espada ropera last night...or perhaps the pirate cutlass :-)
ReplyDeleteHi there! Sword vs. fists ~ I'll take your decorating dilemma any night! Good to know you and your hip are doing well.
ReplyDeleteSending love. Daylight realities are difficult enough to deal with. xoxo
ReplyDeleteYou are so expressively brilliant writing poems, Bug. =D
Zowie!
ReplyDeleteIf only I knew ahead of time when I needed to have a sword for my dream! Great write!
ReplyDeleteMy most frequent dream scenario finds me wondering through a house. Sometimes it's a house I've lived in before, sometimes it's an old house that I've never seen before, but never a new house that's in good condition. I looked it up once. A house in your dreams refers to different parts of Self. The condition of the house has meaning also.
ReplyDeleteMy houses are always in need of repair, but I always feel that I can get them back in shape if I put some effort into it. :) Here's a link.
http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamthemes/house.htm
Very evocative. And lovely, as usual.
ReplyDeleteHey Bug, sometimes when my cat is asleep she jerks around, as lost in some mortal combat with her pret, her claws like Katanas. So i really enjoyed this, mate, thanks
ReplyDeleteStrange houses with many rooms....I have recurring dreams about that off and on and have always wondered what it could mean. Nice poem Dana!
ReplyDeleteThe world of dreams...; I usually dream of a long corridor with a train coming to me, unable to move, but I wake up in time!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your poem very much.
Thanks for sharing.
:)