Fantasyland

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Minibit

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So back when I was in college a couple years back I took a creative writing course; one in fiction and one in poetry. For each we had to assemble a chapbook, and my poetry one was called Fantasyland. Unfortunately it was crap. I was having multiple life issues that year which ended in a nervous breakdown; and most of my poems were overdone and emo as shit. Whittling them out, I find all the ones I still like are short and quick; with few exceptions.

The result?

From a halfassed, emo-as-shit chapbook, I can pull out a few poems short enough to toss out here without feeling spammy!


Eyes of a Child

A child's eyes are different
They don't see things the same
In a child's hands we see 'a stick'
He sees the sword of Wonderwick
A shining blade
not knobbly wood
He stands where knights and princes stood
And children's eyes can see things still
That we, the grown-ups, never will.


Daydream

Warm clouds

Drift through the classroom window
And carry me away


Clouds

What peace the lonely clouds must have
To float above all day
To blow with joy before the wind
Then slow to stop and rain
No work, no fear, no cause to rush
No worry or dismay
What peace the lonely clouds must have
To float above all day!


Book

Parchment hole
Vacuum of words
Dead star of fantasy
Pull me away


Caged

A tiger paces in a pen
A caged bird sadly sings
I walk oppressed inside this hole
And wish that I had wings


Mermaid

I thought I saw a mermaid
When I was by the sea
Before she dove into the surf
She turned and winked at me!


Meteor

Meteorite, Meteowrong
Can I make you into a song?
Meteorite, Meteowrong
If I did, it wouldn't last long!
 
A lot of these remind me of A. A. Milne. :] Have you ever read Now We Are Six?
 
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