Bunny Dreams: What does it mean when you dream of a pet?
When my daughter moved away a couple of years ago, she left her bunny with me—“for a couple of weeks,” so she said at the time. And so, I have become the keeper and companion …
Ever been kidnapped by a dreamer?
kidnap poem (after Nikki Giovanni) ever been kidnapped by a dreamer? i’m a dreamer and i’m gonna kidnap you gonna hypnotize your hypnogogic reverie put you in my archetype, my anima, my animus or maybe, …
Dreams are perfect poems packed with symbols, puns, and perfectly spontaneous. So why do we feel obliged to edit and revise? {by me at age 23 … March 1986 journal … and yes, I did …
A Note from Me at 23: a found poem In this dream, I examine a leather glove to see how it’s made. Will I unmake it, or make more? I examine the patterns on Emily’s …
#29: Some Questions You Might Ask
after Mary Oliver What if this is the dream and real life happens when you’re asleep? Why do I remember so many dreams each night but I can’t remember where I left my keys? Why …
#28: Inside Dream
A poem featuring anagrams for Dream* Open up this dream and find a dare; a dram to set your imagination on fire; a ream of memory and association. It’s who you are and what I …
#27: Autobiography in Dreams
1. I’m in a public arena with no clothes on. 2. There are tests but I’m mot prepared. 3. The car has no brakes. 4. I’m losing all my teeth 5. I realize I’mdreaming and …
#21: In the Theatre of Ego
I am pedaling up a steep pocked sidewalk. I push the pedals pull on the handlebars — the bicycle barely moves. I will not dismount Will not surrender feet to cement. I will not. I …
#19: Involuntary Poem
Body burrowed beneath blankets Sunlight skin-tickles my skin. Eyes closed Grass green, water blue. Sleeping still Heart pounds, blood races. What might the next dream be? And the one after that? …
#18: On the Night of the Leonids
Whose dream is this bedecked in golden boughs? Whose dream is this with bluebirds flitting through? Whose dream of sparkling water and crystal bright silence? Whose dream this night of star-dazzled blackness? Whose dream is …