Ironing Sighs Fraying

Possibly to dream within the stream
Oval tubes floating like wayward rafts
Sand castle fortress, tomorrow lags
Sending messages with yesterday
Idealized like any river bend
Believing inside echo singing
Like rhyming beside whistling wind

Defiance on avenue searching
Edifice crumbling and stumbling
Facades reflecting rubble shading
Ice melting, slip and slide round-a-bout
Answers doubting with silent crosswalks
Nearing the edges of commonplace
Couldn’t the rainy day be put away

Symmetry searching reality
Yearly watching silver threads stitching
Mending fences; may need replacements
Mapping out many dreams erasing
Erosion in daily caution plate
Tugs at elation burning candle;
Realizes morning coffee brewing
Yes and no meandering vestige

Accepting changes like shifting sands
Chartered minutes and then back again
Chase to explain certain prophecy
Elbow grease and cultural bleeding
Pillow wakes malfunctioning daily
Tumbling down hoping warm Sun cheering
Ironing requested sighs fraying
Needful rays of love, colors of life
Greetings, celebrating differences

Comments: 20

Bernard C. Aug 9, 2012, 4:11am UTC

Brings in pictures of Bayne or a mad professor with test tubes hanging on his person trying to understand what a day is but then Batman arrives and shows him what is what - they end up having coffee and laugh together before they part company and then it all starts over again.... withdrawal symptoms of some very good coffee can do that...LOL Nice write :-))

Thanks for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.

William Dotani Aug 9, 2012, 4:27am UTC

I can hear the Crewcuts singing, 'Life is but a dream.'
I like the Mad Prof role. TY.

ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Aug 9, 2012, 10:44am UTC

Now featured.

William Dotani Aug 10, 2012, 4:13am UTC

Where? I hope not in Syria. Canada would be okay in non soccer locale.

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JOHN BECK Aug 9, 2012, 8:03am UTC

Lip service to "Love thy neighbor" is easy, but cultural clashes can be challenging.

Nice use of the sounds of words, Bill.

William Dotani Aug 10, 2012, 4:17am UTC

You have most definitely seen into what I had thought rather too subtle for anyone to actually get. I must say I'm a bit amazed you solved my word puzzle. Bravo and thank you.

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Marianne M. Aug 9, 2012, 9:33am UTC

So many unique images in this piece, Bill. I love: "Sending messages with yesterday" and "Ironing requested sighs fraying." You are a skilled wordsmith!