Just A Dream
I sleep on your side of the bed
my head on your pillow
I feel closer to you
I sleep, dream, toss, turn
in a room devoid of warmth
am I in REM sleep
or deep into R.E.M.
I feel your touch
hear you whisper
music. sacred. chanting.
you laughing
me falling
deeper. deeper.
onto you. into you. beyond
you.
I awaken
you are gone
Oh this captures the feelings so well. One can feel the sense of loss on waking. Well done.
ReplyDeleteOh, so real!
ReplyDeletesad that they are gone when you wake...the sleeping on the pillow to feel closer...is all too real...
ReplyDeleteVery vivid write, Helen. I could feel the pain of loss.
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The feeling so vivid and then loss...powerful piece
ReplyDeletei agree with everyone above! a wonderful write!!!
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Nice. Sad... but nice.
ReplyDeleteThis captures the strange sensation of dreaming really well. A really vivid dream stays with you. Also liked this poem as i am an R.E.M fan!
ReplyDeletewow wow wow...so beautifully sculptured...loved this poem :-)
ReplyDeleteI do that on nights when I'm missing my DH. Such a powerful poem, really feels for the reader.
ReplyDeleteTender and so encompassing..the emotions being tangled with those we love! This is beautiful Helen!
ReplyDeleteHelen, the loss is so real in this...I feel like crying....such a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteit is so sweet and intense.....even when there is a sad touch.....
ReplyDeleteThis poem captures the emotions that are so hard to put into words: the empty space once occupied by one you have loved.
ReplyDeletethis brought out the same feelings of loss as the first time i read it, Helen! beautifully written!
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dani
I remember reading that when Gracie died, George Burns was inconsolable.
ReplyDeleteFor a time, Burns admits, "things were very, very bad for me. My life was Gracie. But then, about two months later, I started sleeping in her bed—we had twin beds—and things just started turning around for me."
It is these simple primal things that bring comfort.
made me think of this: swan swan hummingbird, we're all free now
ReplyDeleteYou capture that in between realm so well...waking can be such harsh reality when we're given the gift of love on the other side.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this, Helen...it's inspired. ♥
Glad to know someone else has these dreams, Helen. Totally immersive writing, making dream more real than real.
ReplyDeleteSadly beautiful, this made me think of my mum and how she misses my dad so much.
ReplyDeletesooooo pretty. not sure whether i read this one before, but it's kind of hypnotic in its presentation. plus, it just kicked that Aerosmith song from Susie's post out of my head... I prefer this one :)
ReplyDeleteSo totally sad--human - wonderful writing about the ache of loss, the wish that it would just go away - or a person come back. k.
ReplyDeleteThis is so Sad Helen. great write.
ReplyDelete*sigh*
ReplyDeleteThis is so poignant, Helen, imbued with loss.
ReplyDeleteThe REM R.E.M. part is awesome...damn the whole thing is awesome. Romantic and sad, but heartfelt for sure. Great job.
ReplyDeleteOhhh! I guess it's a silver lining in a way – but oh, the backlash!
ReplyDeleteoh wow Great poem I love it, the longing which appears in a dream and the contrasting reality
ReplyDeleteSweet nystery. Music can bring on time travel.
ReplyDeleteA sad poem of loss of a loved one. Heartbreaking !....Rall
ReplyDeleteI think that is a very relateable poem... you've expressed the loss well..
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely. When my husband died I needed to get rid of his pillow, too much pain to have it there. That R.E.M. song is on my phone, one of only a few there. That and Night Swimming.
ReplyDeleteThe ending breaks my heart. So much love. So much loss.
ReplyDeletePowerful poem. It was good to free it from the vault.
ReplyDeleteReally a nice writing, Helen, except for the last line. I was getting goose bumps until then.
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Well done, Helen. I love the REM and R.E.M. lines especially!
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