Reverie.

 

 

REVERIE.

 

Between sleep and wakefulness
hangs morning twilight.
A no-time and no-where place
whose stirring shards, like hardened ice      
pierce warm languid sighs with cold.

 

Between dawn and reveille
lies reverie's need.
A dreamless and drowsy state
with ideas, which like motes fly unseen     
to revoke sloth with short notice.

            

Between planes of rouse and retreat
yawns dawdle-dimension.
A pre-rise site of wait-machines
where doze re-uses slumber's intention
until liveliness takes control.

 

Reviews

[lightsong]

You are intelligent and bright dear Fay! it's that place where everything is possible, where dreams come true, it's where we revive our brains and hearts to act in the way our higher self want to, not in the way our bodies want to, in meditation we seek that spot of no time or place, the present now, we surrender to it so miracles can take place and happen in our lives, You've gorgeously described it in these brilliant ethereal words.

[Fay Slimm]

What an encouraging review of "Reverie" and am so pleased you found something of value in the read. Yes at that time of day when waking from places of mystic uncontrol I agree we need reminders - -thank you Light for your thoughts on the subject.

[Robert Trakofler]

I always find the best time for my writes is in the post meditative quiet. I journal thoughts before i rest and in my waking it has been duly pondered in the recesses... I rise (at 5 am) and meditate for a while till my mind comes as clear as possible if i'm lucky a wave or two will climb my spine and sing and off to write I go:) so in other words I could not agree with you more!

[Fay Slimm]

Yes that strange state of betweeness produces our most intriguing selves for art of any kind to use....... thanks ever so Robert for your personal journey toward expressions in poetic form.

[Einstein Noodle]

ohhhhhhhhh Half way between sleep and waking!!! one of life's most intriguing places .. love it!! you have it so poetically nailed ... for myself that place always captures thoughts just out of reach .. me chasing them for meaning ... that seems so important for me to understand .. and when "..liveliness takes control" ..the whole scenario (whatever it was/is) is very simply ....gone ... arrrrrrrrgh! ;) really like this poem ...them is fantastic says i! it is fodder for the soul, mind and imaginations ... but i think one has to be a little careful all the same .. i think there is shadow and dark spaces there as well :) so glad to read your poem "Reverie" Fay! you are definitely an internal person aren't you!?
E.

[Fay Slimm]

Yes that special half-way house we wake up to is magically alluring at times - thanks so much for the enthusiastic review my friend -- and as I operate the poetic quill from my deepest inside I suspect you are right in your assumption that shadow too has its place in that dawning light of reverie land.

[Einstein Noodle]

i lvoe this one Ruby .. sometimes in "that place" i think surely i am going crazy ... its chasing rainbows actually isn't it!?

[Einstein Noodle]

ps. i like the reverie/reveille ...its delightful to roll of the tongue .. milk tongue i think its called .. and the contrast is sharp .. creates a clear impression .. especially if one is or has been military ;)

[Fay Slimm]

Thank you for the extra attention to the thoughts on Reverie my friend - Ruby however is Fay in this instance though that clever lady writes much to admire................ thanking you muchly .... Fay

[Einstein Noodle]

oops ... sorry! Fay ;)

[Lydia Shutter]

It's a lovely state of mind....not quite awake and not quite asleep. Thoughts fly by but we can't really grasp them. It would be nice to be able to stay in that state for a while longer.....so peaceful. You have described it so well. Splendid imagery. Lydi**

[Fay Slimm]

Hello Lydi and thank you kindly for your visit and review of Reverie -- as you state it is a state of mind in which we as artists of word find intriguing - I am so pleased you enjoyed the read.

[emmajoy]

' Between planes of rouse and retreat - yawns dawdle-dimension. - A pre-rise site of wait-machines -
where doze re-uses slumber's intention - until liveliness takes control.'

Reverie, a day dream.. a feeling of languor in space! If I remember the quote rightly.

Your writing has flown to space, Fay. truly has. It's as if the floodgates have been opened and your thoughts allowed to flow and flow, pause, shimmer, then.. continue wherever you want to go. People are inclined to criticise the stopping still to see and feel.. thinking it a waste of time.. (to each his/her own) but .. Sometimes stopping allows a person to taste . let's say, the season in hand and compare it positively with a previous or coming one. For me. if i'm allowed to say it, your last stanza says it all.. Beautiful writing.

[Fay Slimm]

Ah - that stopping to stare, to feel and evaluate breeds poetry of quite readable nature and thank you indeed for catching the drift of my tribute to languidness dear emma as before wake takes over we poets have access to more than one Muse - words often write themselves when we enter that dawdle-dimension - really appreciate your in-put to Reverie.

[Neville]

Wot a splendid bit o proper poetry... and glad to see you are being better received....

[Fay Slimm]

Just caught up with you visit and review of Reverie dear Nev - - -- thanking you masses for your constant visits of support for my work..... hoping your own sleep time brings you many worthwhile reveries......................Fay

[jacob erin-cilberto]

why is it always that the best sleep time is right before we have to get up....maybe rolling over and having that 15 minutes more and then passing out into the deepest sleep possible before being rudely awaken by the alarm...
but liveliness sooner or later wins out...
Reveille to start our life...Taps to end it.
in and out with eerie music.
your description is majestic as always.
j.

[Fay Slimm]

Your review of Reverie was just the thing to rouse me today and could not agree more that it seems the very best sleep time is when we should be up and wide-eyed - - eerie indeed - - thank you for dubbing my wording majestic dear jacob..........I shall remember that when ....... (yawns) I am truly awake.................. Fay