“If you can dream it, you can do it!”
Walt Disney (1901-1966)
Chasing reverie more cleverly
Of grief the
forethought may be much,
When mortal mercy’s
out of touch.
If most misgivings do
provoke,
We question destiny’s
cruel joke.
Yet dreams deliver
fresh desire;
New expectations we
require.
Such tempting visions
interest draw,
Provoking earnest
yearnings raw.
Then, daring to defy
the good,
We struggle far more
than we should.
As Tantalus, we might
beseech:
Let not our grasp
exceed our reach.
Ah, dreams may count for more than sleep,
If faith's full subject do we keep.
And life is only worth a whit
When we our need for Him admit.
c2016 by Linda Ann Nickerson
This poem was posted in response to these prompts:
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“tantalizing” – “provoke,” “expectations,” “desire,” “interest,” and “tempting”
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This poem is strong and witty
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