A Vivid Dream Poem by Buxton Shippy

A Vivid Dream

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As tightly as I held,
The moss-laden parapet,
I still feared slipping
To the assumed ground,
Unseen.
Before catastrophe set in
I awoke.
The day after
I gave birth to this poem.
Like it or lump it...

Buxton Shippy
Monday, May 7, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: dream
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Dr Antony Theodore 07 May 2018

Before catastrophe set in I awoke... your dream of saving yourself from the fall...... may be it is very symbolic of ur life. is it? very nice poem+ short and sweet dear poet. tony

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Buxton Shippy 08 May 2018

Thanks very much for your encouraging words.

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Narayanan Kutty Pozhath 07 May 2018

Very beautiful lines. Beautiful poem.

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