IPOETRY-THE SHORT PLACE PROMPT

Dream Me A River*

A poem

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Yes, it was as easy as singing a song,

falling in love, I mean.

You promised to dream me a river
then gave me thirst,
I promised to wait forever,
but was to leave first.

We couldn’t dream or drive together,
the road forked,
and we had
become friends, just...

So, no regrets my dear,
neither you nor I knew,
the way to happiness goes through tears
first.

We took our separate ways
never to know the pain or the
pleasures of love.

We learned nothing, neither
to dream a river of tears
nor to row our dreamboat of
love.

We met, we loved,
we sang, we dispersed!

• songs and love usually go together, but so do tears and happiness!
• Savage Garden — Truly Madly Deeply — YouTub
• *The idea of dreaming a river…