Black nights

he tugged at dreams,
sending restless days
into nights of want

he tugged at dreams,
forcing reality
in black and white

he tugged at dreams,
ensuring I would
not forget

he tugged at dreams,
promising a new day
full of color

on waking; he is there

Author notes

Prompt: Dreams
20 Lines

In a list

* Gold Bling • next in list

A contest entry

PIF Contest by Luckintheshadows. 510 points, ended June 30, 2008, 10 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest

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Swan song
July 2, 2008
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Wow!!!! This was good and congrats on the gold well deserved.
MichaelBe
July 1, 2008

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Great piece; short but moving
Congrats on your well deserved gold

Michael
Luckintheshadows
June 30, 2008

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YAY! happiness is me, I love this! The repetition of "He tugged at dreams" is fantastic, I actually can't say enough good things about this....so,

THANKS! for sharing this, and for entering my contest,

Luck.
Cannonsfire
June 28, 2008
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