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November 11, 2005
What Is Your Dream?
I recently read the poem, ''In Praise of Dreams,'' by Wislawa Szymborska who won the Nobel Prize in Literature some years ago. In her poem, it's as if for once all her fantasies become real. She tells about all the wonderful things she can do in her dreams, such as writing great poems, playing the piano, breathing underwater or even seeing two suns. In other words, there are no limits as to what she can accomplish or do or see in her dreams.
For example, she begins:
''In my dreams
I pain like Vermeer van Delft.''
Later, she continues:
"Falling from the roof
I can softly land on green grass.
I don't find it hard
to breathe under water.''
Then:
''I'm delighted that just before dying
I always manage to wake.''
I love this poem for it reminds me of all the impossible things I would like to do, too, like being able to fly in the sky or sing with beautiful song.
Why not try with me to add some lines to what she wrote? You can write about all your fantasies. In your poem you can start with the words:
In my dreams, I ………………….
……………………………………
Or, write about a dream or the dreams which you have for your own future or for someone you care deeply about. (Relax, and let your mind go so that you can write more freely.)
Or, write about a dream that did come true.
Posted by billz at November 11, 2005 08:41 AM
