Shattered Dreams
a poem by Sue Nolan
Dreams hang in the air
Like mist on a Winter’s morn
Damp and scattered
Pieces spreading far and wide
Sunshine fading
Gathering dreams like berries
To carry away in its basket
Disappearing for while
Who will tend these dreams
In the darkness of Winter
Will they be kept nourished
And bundled cosily together
This one may last longer
Unlike most Winter’s before
With a harshness
Barely felt for decades
Soothing promise of Spring sunshine
Seems such a distant hope
Whilst the icicles of shattered dreams
Pierce the flimsy warmth
Landscape bleak and dark
A numbness to endure
Ride this one out
For what else is there to do
One day Spring will arrive
With dreams, old and renewed
A promise of better days
Carried on a warm gentle breeze
Sunshine will soothe
Birds will chirp
And I, like a butterfly,
Will emerge, and fly, once more.
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