Why must a dream deferred explode?
What is so wrong with a raisin,
sticky sweet in an oatmeal cookie?
Where, my children, are the band-aids?
I will fix your sores and kiss them better
with the syrupy sweet sugar of love I will
lift your burdens so they do not sag beneath you.
I believe in different Hughes of color as a
rainbow spreads and melts from one pigment to
another so might we dissipate from old dreams to new.
(c) Lauren Otheim – 2010
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hmm. i wonder is Hughes a proper name…this would give this a whole other feeling…i like oatmeal raisin cookies…mm….smiles.
Haha, yes, it is! As in Langston Hughes. He is the author of the poem A Dream Deferred.
And oatmeal rasin cookies are my second favorite 🙂
Sorry for the late reply,
it is midnight in my place, now it is 7am, I can stay calm and read….
sweet poem,
the usage of syrupy is cute..
🙂
About getting comments,
in general, the more you give, the more you get, if you have free moment, I suggest that you scan all participants, comment if possible, that way, your work is more likely to be read,
Good Luck!
I value your input and
enjoy your talent very much!
😉
We definitely need to dream New.. that way we release our old self and begin to walk on a new path exploring new things on our way..
Happy Journey
Unfortunately not every dream will come to pass so even as I strive to reach the stars I’ve learned to be happy with the moon…:)
Langston would smile… Nicely done!
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I like how you use active verbs to create such good images:
“I believe in different Hughes of color as a
rainbow spreads and melts from one pigment to
another so might we dissipate from old dreams to new.”
And Langston Hughes? Brilliant!
Victoria
Nice one, Lauren. Thanks for the visit. I’ll be back here, looks like a cool place to be..
Warmest Salad
Luke
nice work…
nice selection of words…
nice read 🙂
keep versing 🙂
viva la vida
This poem almost make me hungry, that is, hungry as a poet who wants jazz to type a poem. Beautiful.
Awesome my friend…love it here x
Nicely put – thanks for the great read!
your words are so vivid! they waken my senses. well done
made me sort of hungry.. but thats part of the wordplay I guess 🙂 love the love in it, and the cookies too with raisins 😀
my entry for the rally is The Butterfly Lover 🙂
this is cute 😀
I love the heartfelt message and the fun diction, Lauren, good job!
Happy rally 🙂
This is really good lauren
tender poem,,
i love “I will fix your sores and kiss them better” part..
😀
Langston Hughes is one of my favorite poets! That was a great reference.
Nice poem
dreamers are the luckiest souls on earth, if they know when to stop.
ohhh good word play….liked this one!!!! take care….
very good poem, keep up the good work.
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cheers
visit poets back if you can,
I am thrilled to see many of them here, admiring your work!
🙂
awesome! as always 🙂
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Lauren, you probably already know that Jingle is stating a new meme for posting poetry (see: http://jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/2010/09/jingle-poetry-open-house-party-welcome.html)
Once a week the site will feature one poem from the previous weeks posts. We are using Thursday Rally week 27 to select the first featured poem. I’d like to feature this poem for the first seek of Jingle’s Open House Party.
Please let me know if that is okay with you. Let me know asap, so I can get it set up. Thanks – Bill
You are welcome to feature my poem! Thank you for the honor 🙂
i like the vivid emotion in this one. i like the motherly imagery of her taking care of her children with band-aids, cookies, and love. 🙂
you must update! haha
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Nicely played Lauren. A keeper, I reckon.
Cheers, m’dear
Luke
So sweet and beautiful! I love it!
http://jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/2010/10/poetry-potluck-beaches-and-mountains.html
Greetings, friend! How r u?
I sincerely invite you to join us for a Monday Poetry Potluck party, bring in 1 to 3 poems to share, let our fellow poets read and encourage your creative work, and have fun reading other poets from our list and discover fresh friendship as well!
This is only once a week opportunity, your talent and hard work deserve attention, I encourage you to sign in and follow our blog so that you get the most updated information about our other features….
Hurry up, the more you share, the happier we are.
Hope to see you at our party soon!
to link in, click on the link via this comment from above, then look at the blue link button at the end of the post, click on the button, have your poem link copy and pasted in the first box, then enter your name, then, your email address…let us know if you need help by leaving a comment under the same post…
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