The Dream

by Andrea Mesich

I sat alone in a flat of grass,

allowing each thought and daydream to float passed.

Lying beside a river so blue and deep,

I found myself drifting off to sleep.

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A haze of lavender and pink gentally washed over me,

bringing alive things that are meant to be.

I awoke to a soft glaze of mist

with tender dew drops I had been kissed.

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My brown Hair fell on my shoulders, crowned with flowers blue.

My dress was shimmering silk that flowed like water to my ankles in a shinny pink hue.

My dark eyes turned up and there he stood in a halo of light.

So tall and bold, handsome and right.

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He was dressed in a suit with tails and shinny black shoes.

A dark green tie, and trousers of blue.

his face was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen,

and his eyes were like that of an elfin king's.

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A smile on his face as he looked upon me where I sat,

and a top his head he wore a blue silk woven top hat.

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He reached his hand down to take mine,

and I felt as if I had been frozen in time.

my heart raced as he helped me to my feet,

Hand in hand our eyes did meet.

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His shoulder length hair was raven black.

And no charms or manners did this man lack.

He brushed my cheek and held me tight,

then we danced all day and into the night.

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We danced and talked, then danced some more

And there watching us with glee was a unicorn at a golden door.

The man bowed and said..."I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Robin Shou."

I said my name was Andrea, he said "My dear Andrea, how do you do?"

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Suddenly he stopped dancing and removed a flower from my crown.

he Kissed my cheek and gave a bow.

Then tipping his Blue silk woven hat,

he whispered words I'll never forget.

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"It was true love when we met, and it is true love till the day I die,

but night has fallen and away you must fly.

Your dream is now over, but remember this always,

in another realm we shall meet again, and be together for all our days.

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As he dissapeared, I wondered if it were really true.

When I awake from the dream dear Robin will I find you?

Will you be standing there smiling in your blue silk woven top hat,

Or will I see you somewhere else where I am at?

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I opened my eyes, back in the wooks in my own cloths....

awake from the dream

tho it feels more real now that I'm awake than it then seemed.

I smiled as I thought again of that Man.

Would I ever really see him again?

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Before I could wonder more with great thought and care,

I turned and looked beside me and there....

on the grassy spot next to me where I now sat, lying there was

a blue silk woven top hat.

This poem is a revised copy of my poem "Silk Top Hat" Written July 22nd, 1998.

if you have a poem you'd like to submit (Dedicated to Robin) EMAIL ME