(77) Dream The Day Away

Close my eyes to sleep

Then I am sleeping deep

I have no words to say

So I will dream the day away



Dream of a World of peace

Where all war will cease

Where no killing takes place

With no discrimination against race



No child will ever starve

Everyone has food to carve

No famine is out there

Everyone is treated fair



Never crimes saved on tape

No woman will ever face rape

No drunkard fist to feel

No one will ever steal



No dog or cat is rejected

No illegal drugs are injected

Dreaming of only harmony

Never fear of any harm to me



But when I awake from my dream

The world will still silently scream

Of a dream that can not be true

No real dreams for me and you


copyright Chris Smith 1998

Author's Note

One of my oldest poems.

Reviews

[iamkim]

oh! Wow! Good as new! I'm speechless...what should I say? It's perfect! Every line hit me like a bomb! I wish I too could write a poem as good as you can. This is so wonderful! And so do I hope our world would be this perfect! It makes me sad thinking that it can never be...

PS: this is going to be in my favorites!

[FJ Davis]

Lovely precepts. Nice work, Chris.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

utopia pours itself only in dreams~ for now~ mayhap someday . . . .

[M.Babu]

This is one of my favorite poems from you so far! This was absolutely epic my friend. How we all wish that the world could be so but reality smacks us hard in the face and we understand that it'll only remain a dream to be had.

You've phrased this touchingly my friend. One cannot help but feel the cacophony of emotion attached deeply with the words you've put down. What this site has taught me is that there is no old poetry. Great work ,such as this, is preserved and will forever remain current and relevant to readers.

I applaud you for this brilliant piece of yarn you've let me read.

"
No dog or cat is rejected

No illegal drugs are injected

Dreaming of only harmony

Never fear of any harm to me"

Just brilliant---> straight to my favorites for future perusal!:)

[Pollyanna]

If only there could be such an utopia. Fabulous piece!