Once we get through today’s poem, we’ll be half of the way through this challenge. Cue the Bon Jovi. And let’s jump in to this prompt.
For today’s prompt, write a dream poem. The poem can be a remembered dream. Or it could be a dream about the future (like getting out and about without worry again). Of course, some dreams are good, but there are nightmares too. So let’s get dreamy with our poems today. After all, Blondie said it best: “Dreaming is free.” — Robert Lee Brewer, Writer’s Digest
Your vast imagination
— which conceived fantastical worlds
and elaborate play scenarios
practically from infancy
and resulted in the creation of
innumerable board games
live action playground games
computer and video games*,
worlds in Minecraft
YouTube videos
musical projects,
more ideas than you had time to bring to fruition —
ultimately failed you
when you could not dream of a world
in which your life would have meaning
and bring joy, not suffering.
Just once, you were terribly wrong.