I’ll dream of cloudless skies, a distant lake,
That curves where mountains stretch up to the sky,
A hidden world that makes the senses ache
And vivid colours catch and hold the eye.
Where lilac blossom flows from graceful trees
And waterfalls cascade in silver pools,
A world where inspiration haunts the breeze
And nature wears a ring of precious jewels.
I’ll dream of tranquil hours and melodies,
Of simple times, of nature’s rich bouquet,
Of rainbows that surprise and fantasies,
Where ice blue skies adorn and conquer day.
A time of restful days and peaceful moons,
Of lazy afternoons and sleepy tunes.
Author notes
Picture credit - Jim Warren.
A contest entry
- Picture Inspired 2 by jasminerose.
700 points, ended February 10, 2008, 14 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Superb
A most excellent write. What I liked most about it was the fact that for me, being a Senior Citizen, it triggered many marvelous memories of different books, movies, poems and plays that their is no way I could list computer links (footnotes/references) to all of them so I choose to not list any. Thank you for a marvelous journey down "memory lane".
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Superb
This is quite a write. Very well written indeed. This poem has triggered memories of so many old songs, movies and plays, that I can't very well list references to all of them (computer links or footnotes), so I choose not to list any. Again, very well done -
The poem will stand on its own. The rhyme is nicely done. The picture and description go hand in hand. It is a peaceful look with lazy afternoons where dreams and fantasies lull one to nap in contentment.
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sounds good to me, a perfect escape to the country where one can just devour sighs as the beauty surrounding massages the soul, a good poem.
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This does an excellent job in describing in detail everything about the picture. While they compliment each other well, I think the poem still stands firmly on its own though, which can be an issue with photo inspired poems. So good job there. But what really gets me is the incredible descriptions of the intangible things.
"A hidden world that makes the senses ache" wow what a great line. Gives a feeling of aching with sensory overload, but also aching with longing.
"Where ice blue skies adorn and conquer day" That was a great line too. The ending isn't very strong, it seems almost lackadaisical, but that's okay, it fits the feel of the poem. Nice job! ~SIK
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A very beautiful sonnet!! Your imagery is lovely and so vivid as if I were dreaming this myself!! Would love to dream like this
The flow of your sonnet is just lovely as the poem itself!
Thank you for entering my contest!!!
Jasminerose
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Standing Out :)
May lazy lakes and sleepy afternoons
henceforth be province dedicate to one
whose inspiration conjurs charming tunes,
without whose presence poetry falls dumb.
Without whose presence undeciphererd runes
would be the Muses and their precious weave,
Without whose presence slippered pantaloons
would, peace withheld, strive restless seeking Eve.
Your waterfalls cascading, silver pools,
with Nature's jewels begarlandèd shine through
all screens as scenes intemporal no tools
could calibrate, no engineers on cue
construct to raise such simple beauty rare,
nor yet upon some drawing-board prepare ...
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i know this will sound foolish, but i get so excited when i see you posted something new. your sonnets are so lovely. this one takes me so vividly to the isle where i gladly go and succumd to the colors and rest peacefully under the moon. beautifully done.
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Fascinating
with high rating:
I think, it´s a mixture of good mood and of the coluors we can see there on the picture, an old tree and many flowers, a rainbow crosses a ridge of mountains, waterfalls are falling down. It ´s a nature without fountains and I like, how does it sound :-)) Marek
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It has been quite some time since I've had the privilege of reading one of your superb works. This is an incredible poem. Your imagery is alive and vivid, jumping constantly from the screen. You have a wonderful gift with words. Keep it up!
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