A Man's Dream Poem by Marc Mannheimer

A Man's Dream

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A house
of stone and glass,
built above the ocean,
reflects the sunlight
from fifty different points,
Its long, sleek lines
speak of power
and wit;
along the
oceanside,
it stands
in majesty.

He has built this house
It is the fulfilment of his dreams –
his dreams within this dream
(in waking he has not yet conceived of this house,
not even of the idea of being an architect) .

He stares,
wide-eyed and unbelieving
at his work,
at his craft.

A woman in a low-cut, black
dress,
black lace
enshrouding
her arms,
walks up toward him from the beach,
slowly, with certain
steps.
As she approaches,
he can see that
she holds
a scale,
a glass of red wine on one side,
and a dagger
balancing it out.

Her lips are full,
crimson,
like the
wine.

'See? '
she motions to the scale,
'you have a choice! '
Her dark eyes laugh,
her smile crimps
at the corners.

He feels a longing
to reach up,
brush her lips
with the backs of his fingers

And then, a flash of white
falls across his field of vision,
for an instant -
A bird? An illusion?
The sleeve of a white gown?

He looks up at his home.
A smile lights his features,
and he wakes.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Duncan Wyllie 22 May 2008

Dear Marc The first thing that came to my mind after reading this is: Should you be an Author, this poem has all the hallmarks of an imaganitive mind, someone who can really bring a story to life, , , , , Any thoughts on this? Eitherway, , take care Love duncan X

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Al Ramos 31 December 2007

We live to dream and dream to live, but I haven't met that lady of my dreams yet.

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Ivor Hogg 12 October 2007

You have encapsulated the main elements of everymans dream I think and presented it a dream like constructive manner, Which appeals even to an ardent formalist like me

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Etebom Ekpo 24 September 2007

This is truly the Dream of every, the most creative mind, the most beautiful lady, the best place and the most wonderful moment

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