33 from Words Heard or Seen in Dreams
written by: David Leo Sirois
@DavidSirois3
“A flashing-forth of stars
& it all began…”
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“Stars accept what dies.”
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“Are there any other meanings for ‘sublime?’
‘What blows your mind’ is mighty fine.”
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“Yes, that’s what happens
when you hide behind a stone –
your limited offering
is gone in the morning.”
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“My long-lost lover
is in my soul.”
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“Your illusions too
you draw from the Sacred Place.”
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“What will unfold,
what takes shape before us,
that which will come to us,
is not to be guessed.”
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“It connects to the floor,
but you could lay it on the moon.”
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“That’s what intelligence would say:
we need to talk to each other.”
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“It’s OK, I get it all the time –
artists are often mistaken
for creative cowards.”
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“The town gave us
the honor
of oblivion.”
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“Some magic went by…
& over the years,
it got stronger.”
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“I don’t know anyone else
who’s veering back
toward human interaction.”
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“Death –
I should know death.
I guess I’m…
too happy now?”
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“I stayed to watch one life…”
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“He ran across the street
to find himself.”
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“She’s changing face every day.”
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“Just a little coffee
in a paper cup,
with a few sweet words
to color it as you like.”
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“It’s beautiful…
But there’s no rainbow,
no island,
no hunger,
no rescue.”
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“We assembled all the night’s notes,
removed the moonlight,
& there is nothing now
blocking this day.”
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“It’s a perfect game
that captures…
like a reality.”
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“Embrace the quiet…
Let it touch your ears.”
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“It’s hard to see,
but it’s the one way free…
So I traveled in time,
I opened the door –
it’s the easiest way
of crossing the floor.”
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“Of the poets, 9 out of 10 are gone…
What remains is their song.”
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“In our fictitious tents
we are camped out here
in the field of meaning.”
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“That’s the blue card
I was given
in my dreams.”
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“Here’s some complimentary modesty…
You seem a long way off, yourself.”
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“Her name was drawn
from nothingness,
& wears a silence
as its dress.”
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“You’ll need pain & art
to truly learn,
& show you where skyscrapers
really come from.”
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“It strikes me that justice,
19 years after the fact,
is being born.”
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“His lover was
donated to him
by science.”
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“Love is the last & first thing.”
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“His letter to the editor
is simple silence…”
- 33 from Words Heard or Seen in Dreams - July 3, 2023
