Category Archives: Dreams

Lonely Is The Road

Posted on April 7, 2014 by oldmainer

Lonely is the road That wanders Without direction Stretching Walked in solitude Reluctantly No beginning or end Suspended Wrapped in ones-self Challenge the senses What lies ahead Expectations Caught in a dream Motion without reason Cloaked in possibility Searching

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Gone Are The Days

Posted on March 17, 2014 by oldmainer
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Daddy’s Girl

Posted on February 16, 2014 by oldmainer

I cherish the perfection laid before me The innocence of my sleeping child Auburn hair, draped upon her pillow Lollipops and candy canes Frolic in technicolor dreams In her world of make believe I dare not deny I am her … Continue reading →

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Nightmare or Dream

Posted on January 19, 2014 by oldmainer

Is it real, or is it not She stands anchored on the spot At first excited, then afraid By this place where she has strayed Standing in a field of wheat A dusty trail beneath her feet Fighting back a … Continue reading →

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Around The Bend

Posted on January 8, 2014 by oldmainer

Around the bend, just out of sight My fantasies hint at what might Be waiting if I were to peek Expose the mystery that I seek Bring the unknown into the light Perhaps it’s love, that will invite All my … Continue reading →

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Puppy Love

Posted on September 16, 2013 by oldmainer

I don’t understand this feeling that dwells within my breast This bittersweet sensation that will not let me rest It started with a smile you threw one day when you passed by And lingers long beyond that time, and I … Continue reading →

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Daddy’s Girl

Posted on September 2, 2013 by oldmainer

Wrapped in innocence My little girl sleeps Auburn hair spread upon her pillow Lollipops and candy canes By her dreams possessed In her world of make believe I am her captive My love held in her hand Mistress of my … Continue reading →

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The Silent Cry

Posted on July 15, 2013 by oldmainer

I sense without hearing Observe but do not see Vibrations on my heart Receive the silent cry It echoes on my soul Wrapped as in a dream Reality denied Believe the silent cry Soon it will depart Yet the essence … Continue reading →

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Puppy Love

Posted on June 30, 2013 by oldmainer

I know not of this feeling, that dwells inside my breast This bittersweet sensation that will not let me rest It started with a smile you threw, one day when you passed by And lingers long beyond that time, and … Continue reading →

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Moonlit Dreams

Posted on May 9, 2013 by oldmainer

Behind shuttered eyes Visions of a mystic place Drifting aimlessly Somewhere out in nether space Moonlit dreams caress my face In his golden halls Hypnos sits upon his throne Master of my mind My dreams are not mine alone Moonlit dreams … Continue reading →

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