I ... entered the poem of life, whose purpose is ... simply to witness the beauties of the world, to discover the many forms that love can take. (Barabara Blackman in 'Glass After Glass')

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28 September 2016

As Within ...

I fall into a doze, and I dream.
I am one of three white-robed pilgrims.
We are walking through a vast cavern 
towards an opening: a hole of light. 
We arrive. It is a small doorway. 

We step through the space, into wide light. 
That instant I wake; my eyes open,
I emerge into my own garden –
the green leaves, and the sun shining down.

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26 comments:

  1. Iulia Flame28 September 2016 at 03:03

    How lovely. The "white-robed" pilgrim vision has come up in my life recently as well. xx

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  2. Sherry Blue Sky29 September 2016 at 11:02

    Wow, I wish I had dreams like that!

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  3. Mary2 October 2016 at 09:31

    This dream gives me such a beautiful sense of peace!

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  4. Old Egg2 October 2016 at 17:43

    This give such a reassuring vision of a life to come. I must get my ticket!

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade3 October 2016 at 07:13

      Hmmm, you really think that's what it was telling me?

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  5. J Cosmo Newbery2 October 2016 at 17:49

    Funny, I read it as white robed virgins first time through.

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  6. Sumana Roy2 October 2016 at 18:13

    love this one Rosemary, it's so full of joy...

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  7. Anonymous2 October 2016 at 18:27

    Aah interesting vision/ dream .. the light we all hope to see.

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  8. Jae Rose2 October 2016 at 20:40

    Finding where we belong within - i hope we all have the capacity to make that emergence - i also love the warmth and light of your words (of course)

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  9. Sanaa Rizvi2 October 2016 at 21:10

    I love this - such a sense of peace, calm, and enlightenment 💖

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  10. brudberg2 October 2016 at 21:26

    Somehow the transition from the dream to the garden is almost seamless... love that.

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  11. Steve King2 October 2016 at 23:26

    Such an effortless step, it seems, leaving dreams and re-entering a likewise beautiful world. It much have worked in reverse, too, you leaving your lovely garden to enter the world of dreams. Well done.
    Steve K.

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  12. Kerry O'Connor2 October 2016 at 23:51

    Interesting how the dream led you away and then circled back again.

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  13. dsnake13 October 2016 at 01:39

    it must have been a nice , balmy day :)
    yes, i agree it is a seamless pattern of imagery, the dream and then the garden..

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  14. Gillena Cox3 October 2016 at 04:43

    White light and green pastures, nice juxtaposition Rosemary. Have a blessed Sunday

    Much love...

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  15. ZQ3 October 2016 at 04:55

    Beautiful thoughts
    ZQ

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  16. Vinay Leo R.3 October 2016 at 05:52

    Serene. :-) I could picture the walk to the realization.

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  17. Stacy M.S.3 October 2016 at 08:21

    love the symbolism of a traveling pilgrim. i bet that garden is luxurious!

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  18. Susan3 October 2016 at 11:22

    A mighty fine image. I love it when the logic of dream and that of life play into each other.

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  19. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)3 October 2016 at 23:21

    i bet there is more in that light !

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  20. annell44 October 2016 at 00:34

    I like the way your words made me feel...falling asleep in the garden.

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  21. Magical Mystical Teacher4 October 2016 at 04:36

    A cavern...a garden...both magical places!

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  22. Susan Anderson4 October 2016 at 08:39

    A poem that made me feel hopeful and serene. If you knew what's going on in my life right now, you would know how significant that is! Well done.

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  23. Wendy Bourke4 October 2016 at 11:45

    A lovely little piece. I can envision it on a garden plaque - it speaks so eloquently of the serenity to be found in one's own garden.

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  24. totomai5 October 2016 at 13:04

    When dreams meet reality. I like the merging of events here, Rosemary.

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