Misty streamers of dreamskins <br />Tattered by awakening <br />Evaporating in the light of thought <br />Two black hippos joyfully frolicking <br />In the flooded quarry far below <br />Huge splashes in dark blue green water <br />Fringed with carved and gilded piers <br />Breathless escape full of fear <br />Across dirty industrial rooftops <br />Blazing bonfire in empty forest clearing <br />Sparks flowing up to the waiting stars <br />Silent but for snapping of kindling <br />Charged with a tense waiting <br />Public phone ringing in desolate desert <br />It’s for you! <br />The phone has lips that move against the ear <br />And hot breath that tickles <br />“Fly! ” says a voice and you do <br />Feet first <br />To a <br />Deep blue southern sea <br />Foam flashing and sparkling in the sun. <br />The view at once remote and very close <br />Try to remember <br />Grasp at smoke<br /><br />Stewart McKenzie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/landscape-15-dreamskins/
