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Sweet Dream

(Mary Blake)

Description of the wistfulness that comes in separation (by distance) from a close friend -- it could be a breakup or death, but not necessarily. There is a longing for the friend and a struggle to visualize clearly, but in a dream your friend may come to you very, very clearly.

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You know, it takes a dream now
To bring your face to mind
To see the dark and shining eyes 
That used to tease at mine.

A dream it takes to know your voice
That slowed the drenching rains
The laughter tumbling out from you
The playful songs you sang.

The face I studied day by day 
To learn each small detail
The voice that rang around me
I memorized as well...
Escape me now, both blind and deaf
I grope to find you near
But only in the nighttime
In sleep do you appear.

In darkness, then, I see your smile
And know your laugh again
I look into your dancing eyes
And dare to touch your hand.

And as I waken blind once more,
The dream, your image gone,
I sense that though you’re far away,
Your presence lingers on.

© Mary Blake 2017

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