Day Dreams and Magic

 

I lay upon the grass one day
And dreamed of places far away
Of palace gates and carpet rides
Of dragon scales and moonbeam slides

Where butterflies were spun of gold
And Unicorns with fairies told
The tales of selkies, magic wands
Where rainbows dipped to drink from ponds

I rode the clouds amongst the trees
Catching rides on wings of bee's
I danced a jig in clovers four
With elves and sprites from times of yore

I followed bunnies to their dens
Chased fireflies to earth again
To proudly stand on hollow ground
Where knights in armor once abound

Then back to sky I flew on leaves
That carried songs upon my sleeves
Back to the field where I reposed
To end my dream as daylight closed

Reviews

[John Phoenix Hutchinson..]

Congratulations this poem has been "approved" for publication in...

THE MAGICAL MYTHICAL MYSTERY COMPENDIUM.
-Metaphysical, Mystical & Fantastical Poetry of the Arcane

By John Phoenix Hutchinson and Others. (c) 2012

Please feel free to submit other poems as you are not limited to one entry. Also please write a short "bio" about yourself and send to me via private message. This will be published along with your poem. Thanks J.P.H.

Anyone wanting to make Submissions to this Writers Cafe "e" book Project can do so on my group page, the deadline is 1st of November 2012.

[David Lewis Paget]

Very impressive, Lena, And who am I to suggest changes, but... I do think that a comma after 'selkies,' which would allow you to drop the following 'and' would perfect the metre. Also, the first line, 'laid' really should be 'lay.'

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Lena,

Congratulations for taking first place in the "Imagination Wonderland" contest.

Now this is a very nice poem. Greatly enjoyed, I assure you. Love the rhyme. The meter is perfect. And it's my favorite, four lines of trochee tetrameter in aabb rhyme. Just wonderful. And the content holds up to the perfect form. Loved it.

Best regards,

Rick

[Platus]

Wonderful poem, and congratulations on winning that contest. You deserved it.

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

What a beautiful beautiful poetry , such a vivid imagination, thank you so much Yossi

[Samuel Dickens]

This poem is terrific! I really mean that. It's everything fanciful I love and have dreamt of rolled up in rainbows, flowers, and magic carpets. What a fun-filled frolic through imagination land. Pure excellence, Lena.

[Bear]

You put a smile upon my face this morning with my reading of this poem!! You encaptured all the whimsy of dreams, legend and lore... like a warm blanket of dreams from tales we all share keeping us warm and hopefully dreaming and writing.

What fun!! Thanks for posting and sharing your gift!!
Sallie Bear

[Rain]

Terrific images with great rhyming lines. I truly enjoyed this piece. Rain..

[Gabrielle]

the poem is so gentle, and beautiful. I felt carried away into this fantasy. I used to daydream a lot as a child.
and the structure, rhyme, is pretty fantastic.

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Such a whimsically beautiful poem. it took me back to my child and many a daydream.


Where butterflies were spun of gold
And Unicorns with fairies told
The tales of selkies and magic wands
Where rainbows dipped to drink from ponds


I loved the last line. Never would have thought of Rainbows so magical.