Dreamers Dream — Summary

I had a dream, A dream of you, Where trees were blue, And all the world was right. I had a dream Where he loved me, And I loved he, And everything was right. I had a dream Where you proposed With turquoise rose, And you and I were right. I had a dream Where something said Filled him with dread And nothing e'er was right. I had a dream Where spoke goodbye, For trust had lied, And not at all was right. I had a dream Where riven hearts prevailed, And she just wailed and wailed, And not a thing was right. I had a dream, For dreamers dream, And nothing seemed Ever To be right.

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Skyril's poem is a string of dreams that start out hopeful and slowly fall apart. The first ones feel sweet: blue trees, a lover, even a proposal with a turquoise rose, and in each one "all the world was right." But the refrain "I had a dream" keeps coming back, and each time the ending shifts. A careless word fills someone with dread, trust turns out to be a lie, a goodbye is spoken, and finally a woman wails while hearts lie broken.

The speaker seems caught between wishing and grieving. The pronouns slip between "you," "he," and "she," which makes the dreams feel blurry, as if the speaker can't hold on to one clear story. By the last stanza, the line "for dreamers dream" sounds almost like a shrug, a tired excuse for hoping anyway. The single word "Ever" hangs alone before the final line, stretching the sadness out. The mood is wistful and heavy, ending in quiet disappointment.

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