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Dave BontaDreamy

I dream dreams as close as the ground

letting me see that I am from wonder

and therefore would lie in the blue room

would lie as a faction and pray for sleep

Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sunday 7 February 1669.

Dave Bonta

SourceLicence:CC BY-SA 4.0

Mood:: Dreamy
Topics:: dream, sleep, room, ground

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The speaker describes dreams that feel almost earthbound, "as close as the ground," not lofty or fantastical but near and physical. Through them, the speaker seems to realize they come "from wonder," as if curiosity and amazement are their starting point.

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