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| Author: | Malchor the Second |
| Publication: | Poets Circle |
| Publish Date: | Release 9 |
| Genre: | Poetry (series) |
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| Publication: | Hearts of Britannia Competition |
| Publish Date: | February 20, 2014 |
| Series | |
| Series: | Hearts of New Britannia |
| Preceded By: | May My Heart Be Your Canvas |
This poem by Malchor the Second is part of the Hearts of New Britannia anthology.
Three Dreams
by Malchor the Second
- Yesternight I dreamed three dreams –
Thrice, I trod fast-frozen plains
Beneath a grey and angry sky
Through windy storms and icy rains.
First, I dreamt a single rose
Sprang forth upon the barren field.
Oh, to touch it! So I longed!
And there beside the rose I kneeled.
Reaching for it with my hand
Naught, I felt, but stinging thorn.
Into my heart there came a chill,
And for the rose, I’d naught but scorn.
Again I dreamt, again I trod
Across the lifeless icy fen.
There before me from the rime
Snow-white lilies sprang just then.
Oh, to touch them! So I longed!
Beside the lilies, there I kneeled.
Yet before they met my hand,
Withering, their petals peeled.
I dreamt again of howling skies.
Ice and wind, they bit and tore.
On I trod, mile after mile
Until I could go on no more.
At my feet, there bloomed a bloom
The rarest one to ever grow:
A lotus, fair and fiery –
To warm my heart and melt the snow.
Now awake, I dream no more
For I have found my heart’s desire.
I tread no fens of frost and hoar,
For e’er shall burn the lotus’ fire.