Artwork by Abigail Kraft...(my granddaughter)
Daydreams
A daydream is that place somewhere between awake and fast
asleep
The place where your mind plays out the scenes until you get
the ones you want to keep
A child in school who’s staring out the window, looking at
the sky
He sees a bird and wonders how it would feel to fly!
The teacher calls his name out loud…but he doesn’t even hear
her
A cat has focused on the bird and is inching very near her
Then the next moment… when the cat is about to pounce upon
his dinner
The little bird just flies away and declares herself…the
winner!
A wandering dog comes in the school yard and chases the cat
up a tree
The little boy still watching… wishes he could set the
feline free
He sees himself as a fireman saving that meowing kitty
He’s watched that scene play out before at his Aunt’s house
in the city
His dream moves on and he’s now rescuing a woman from a
blazing fire
She’s upstairs at the window yelling for help as the flames
are climbing higher
The ladder swings up to the home’s flaming second story
He picks her up, carries her down, and the onlookers
applaud, and shower him with glory
The bell now rings, and the little boy’s dreams must
abruptly come to an end
It’s three o’clock and teacher’s chalk writes the homework
assignment out for them
He heads to the bus where he takes his seat, and he’s ready
for a new adventure to begin
As the wheels on the bus go round and round…his mind also
takes a spin
On the way home, although not alone, he’s in a world all his
own
For the daydreams he is staring in may put him as a king on
his throne
Or maybe as a pilot in the cockpit of his very own airplane
Or as a skilled emergency room doctor…helping his patients
manage their pain
Whatever the daydream he is the star…and there are so many
scenes
As the king on that throne he may be fighting a war…or
looking for potential queens
No… girls are not really his “cup of tea” at this time of
his young life
He has too much daydreaming to do…and he doesn’t have time
for a wife!
Written by Linda Hogeland, April 2013
6 comments:
Great imagery. I really enjoyed reading this.
Love your poems! Keep sharing them, please!
Love ya,
Amy
Beautiful. I almost forgot what it was like to daydream. Sadly I think it is almost a lost blessing to adults in our fast paced world.
Thank you for taking us back on this journey.
OH my goodness, this is lovely. I still daydream! Thank you for sharing.
Linda...you g-daughter is amazingly gifted. Hands blessed by God! Overflowing with His goodness.
Love, REbecca
I read this the other day and smiled. I have always been a daydreamer... sort of distracted me during class a lot as a child. ha!
I love how you create such precious visuals through your words.
Love you Momma.
Lynnette
PS Abigail's artwork is perfect for this post. :)
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