ALL DAILY DREAMKU POSTED IN MAY 2008
Though this month of dreams started off with a nightmare – very rare for me – overall it seems to have been fairly positive. I wrote a dream haibun about that nightmare, but it’s not below. I will briefly say that I am very grateful for that nightmare because it made me aware of feelings I was having I didn’t know about, that I really needed to be cognizant of.
You’ll note I’ve been writing more dream tanka, and even mixing dream tanka and dreamku together in a series. I’m liking the tanka form the more I try writing in it and learn about it. For one thing, the tanka form has just enough space for the image lover in me to at least vaguely develop an image, if one suggests itself as I write about a dream. For instance in the dream tanka following, I began to have the feeling of black panthers as I wrote. When I checked in again with my sense/memory of the dream -- the dream was still very "warm" as I was writing in the wee hours, fresh from waking from it -- a panther image seemed entirely consistent with the dream at a feeling level:
BLACK LEATHER GANG
The black leather gang
pads up my apartment stairs.
Sleek, like young panthers,
they set my heart to racing
with the thrill of hope’s bright bite.
That last line could very well describe my experience of this month, both waking and dreaming.
ALL DAILY DREAMKU POSTED IN MAY 2008
May 1, 2008
she undresses
slowly before him
his five o’clock shadow
May 2, 2008
children change the world a rescued easel
May 3, 2008
plush new carpet
the baby flings himself down
and up, down and up
May 4, 2008
he asks if I want
the two full baby bottles
left on the table
I quickly pick one of them
and suck the sweet milk
[dream tanka]
May 5, 2008
we each put our makeup
on the conference table
my ice cream concealer
May 6, 2008
my uncle wears
a long, mostly white coat dress
his proud husband
May 7, 2008
round black and white eyes
mandalas I do over
in vivid colors
May 8, 2008
couples dressed in gold
parade through the grand throne room
new production, same show
May 9, 2008
the new living room
John Lennon centers a large
plastic tube cage
May 10, 2008
HE WON’T DANCE
(dream tanka)
he won't dance with me
then quickly changes his mind
I like how he feels
as we sway oh-so-slowly,
my perch on his toes no problem
May 11, 2008
SEND IN THE CLOWNS
my old friend
extorts and controls us
bumbling villain
turbaned clownish folk
scare me a little bit
heros and heroines
May 12, 2008
user beware
the butt wiping machine
attacks on no notice
May 13, 2008
DANGER LOOMS
(dream tanka)
Danger looms over
my small house in the dark woods.
I warn the animals
while a bear curls in my tub
to protect me, yet again.
May 14, 2008
the embellished scroll
in a dark wood frame
hung up again
May 15, 2008
tiny pink roses
turn into golden brown earth
my cup spills over
May 16, 2008
BREAKDOWN
non compos mentis
and no resources left
this happened before
voluntary commitment
they want to know if I
ever black out
easier to give in
to the system
I refuse to be drugged
May 17, 2008
I sort and repack
books I’d left in an attic
the oil slick floor
May 18, 2008
FRAME WORK*
dried old leather straps
keep the frame's poles together
I'll repair it all
I'm neither strong
nor a trained mechanic
the supplies arrive
I heft a heavy
extremely long pole then wait
for strollers to pass.
Wielding the white pole end-first
I wince when I hit a tree.
lively old oak
dead branches crackle
as they fall
*Experimental grouping of three dreamku and a dream tanka, about one dream from beginning to end.
May 19, 2008
WHAT A TRIP!
(dreamku series on one dream)
the large dark bus
driven by Orson Welles
a near miss
stopped on boarding
my $3,000 fare
did not go through
weighed down by baggage
just tell me where to re-send
the money!
May 20, 2008
pool dancing
four large happy women
in bikinis
May 21, 2008
NIGHTTIME SHADOWS
(dream tanka)
Flat nighttime shadows
fill the cold statue garden.
Between two columns
lie photos for a collage
picked only for their feathers.
May 22, 2008
SURFACES*
she should always wear
such a rainbow of colors
after hours outfit
His corporate suit
and my tattered green coat clash.
As we walk we share
tales of our recoveries,
little difference beneath.
up escalator
his appreciative hand
along my back's curve
[*Two dreamku with a dream tanka between them; one each from three consecutive dreams of 5/21/08.]
May 23, 2008
the nurses wear
burkah-like nun’s habits
unexpected healing
May 24, 2008
BLACK LEATHER GANG
The black leather gang
pads up my apartment stairs.
Sleek, like young panthers,
they set my heart to racing
with the thrill of hope’s bright bite.
May 25, 2008
E-LIFE*
the unrequested
huge computer download
electronic osmosis
email courtship
the cross-eyed lion creature
sniffs at her butt
[*A dreamku pair from two separate dreams of May 23, 2008.]
May 26, 2008
OPENING NIGHT*
In the crowded aisle
of the new supermarket
I see hoards of ghosts:
soap opera characters
ensouled by sugary shades.
she won't stop smiling
and clings to her black boxes
food aisle face-off
[*A dream tanka and dreamku on the same dream of 5/24/08. Although I almost always prefer to let these images speak for themselves, this dream pair gave me quite a laugh, even as they told me something important. The laugh? I was just starting the fifth day of a diet when I had this dream. Miss sugar? Not much. NOT!]
May 27, 2008
[a dog quickly digs
narrow paths to the High Road
the best defense]
[dream haiga with Rider/Waite/Smith Moon card, manipulated in Paint]
May 28, 2008
WHERE'S THE SHAMPOO?*
I sneak in to use
my parent's shower
where's the shampoo?
nude and wet
in the courtyard garden
I can't find shampoo
a perky woman offers
to get me what I need
no conditioner
[*These three dreamku cover one dream from 5/16/08.]
May 30, 2008
she fears she can’t dance
her handsome teacher starts
an elegant soft shoe
May 31, 2008
I add a lilac pen
and dark shiny circle
his healing collage
May 1, 2008
she undresses
slowly before him
his five o’clock shadow
May 2, 2008
children change the world a rescued easel
May 3, 2008
plush new carpet
the baby flings himself down
and up, down and up
May 4, 2008
he asks if I want
the two full baby bottles
left on the table
I quickly pick one of them
and suck the sweet milk
[dream tanka]
May 5, 2008
we each put our makeup
on the conference table
my ice cream concealer
May 6, 2008
my uncle wears
a long, mostly white coat dress
his proud husband
May 7, 2008
round black and white eyes
mandalas I do over
in vivid colors
May 8, 2008
couples dressed in gold
parade through the grand throne room
new production, same show
May 9, 2008
the new living room
John Lennon centers a large
plastic tube cage
May 10, 2008
HE WON’T DANCE
(dream tanka)
he won't dance with me
then quickly changes his mind
I like how he feels
as we sway oh-so-slowly,
my perch on his toes no problem
May 11, 2008
SEND IN THE CLOWNS
my old friend
extorts and controls us
bumbling villain
turbaned clownish folk
scare me a little bit
heros and heroines
May 12, 2008
user beware
the butt wiping machine
attacks on no notice
May 13, 2008
DANGER LOOMS
(dream tanka)
Danger looms over
my small house in the dark woods.
I warn the animals
while a bear curls in my tub
to protect me, yet again.
May 14, 2008
the embellished scroll
in a dark wood frame
hung up again
May 15, 2008
tiny pink roses
turn into golden brown earth
my cup spills over
May 16, 2008
BREAKDOWN
non compos mentis
and no resources left
this happened before
voluntary commitment
they want to know if I
ever black out
easier to give in
to the system
I refuse to be drugged
May 17, 2008
I sort and repack
books I’d left in an attic
the oil slick floor
May 18, 2008
FRAME WORK*
dried old leather straps
keep the frame's poles together
I'll repair it all
I'm neither strong
nor a trained mechanic
the supplies arrive
I heft a heavy
extremely long pole then wait
for strollers to pass.
Wielding the white pole end-first
I wince when I hit a tree.
lively old oak
dead branches crackle
as they fall
*Experimental grouping of three dreamku and a dream tanka, about one dream from beginning to end.
May 19, 2008
WHAT A TRIP!
(dreamku series on one dream)
the large dark bus
driven by Orson Welles
a near miss
stopped on boarding
my $3,000 fare
did not go through
weighed down by baggage
just tell me where to re-send
the money!
May 20, 2008
pool dancing
four large happy women
in bikinis
May 21, 2008
NIGHTTIME SHADOWS
(dream tanka)
Flat nighttime shadows
fill the cold statue garden.
Between two columns
lie photos for a collage
picked only for their feathers.
May 22, 2008
SURFACES*
she should always wear
such a rainbow of colors
after hours outfit
His corporate suit
and my tattered green coat clash.
As we walk we share
tales of our recoveries,
little difference beneath.
up escalator
his appreciative hand
along my back's curve
[*Two dreamku with a dream tanka between them; one each from three consecutive dreams of 5/21/08.]
May 23, 2008
the nurses wear
burkah-like nun’s habits
unexpected healing
May 24, 2008
BLACK LEATHER GANG
The black leather gang
pads up my apartment stairs.
Sleek, like young panthers,
they set my heart to racing
with the thrill of hope’s bright bite.
May 25, 2008
E-LIFE*
the unrequested
huge computer download
electronic osmosis
email courtship
the cross-eyed lion creature
sniffs at her butt
[*A dreamku pair from two separate dreams of May 23, 2008.]
May 26, 2008
OPENING NIGHT*
In the crowded aisle
of the new supermarket
I see hoards of ghosts:
soap opera characters
ensouled by sugary shades.
she won't stop smiling
and clings to her black boxes
food aisle face-off
[*A dream tanka and dreamku on the same dream of 5/24/08. Although I almost always prefer to let these images speak for themselves, this dream pair gave me quite a laugh, even as they told me something important. The laugh? I was just starting the fifth day of a diet when I had this dream. Miss sugar? Not much. NOT!]
May 27, 2008
[a dog quickly digs
narrow paths to the High Road
the best defense]
[dream haiga with Rider/Waite/Smith Moon card, manipulated in Paint]
May 28, 2008
WHERE'S THE SHAMPOO?*
I sneak in to use
my parent's shower
where's the shampoo?
nude and wet
in the courtyard garden
I can't find shampoo
a perky woman offers
to get me what I need
no conditioner
[*These three dreamku cover one dream from 5/16/08.]
May 30, 2008
she fears she can’t dance
her handsome teacher starts
an elegant soft shoe
May 31, 2008
I add a lilac pen
and dark shiny circle
his healing collage
* * * *
‘til next time, keep dreaming,
Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)****My other blogs ROSWILA’S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL and ROSWILA’S TAIGA TAROT, and Yahoo DREAMJIN: Group for Dreamku – Haiku-Like Dream Poems.
Labels: dream haiku, dream poetry, dream tanka, dreamku
posted by Roswila @ 7:59 PM
4 Comments:
I have spent several minutes scrolling through these delightful pieces.
I now need a quiet time to reflect.
love from mandy
Hi Mandy,
When I first saw your comment I thought it was a belated one to last week's OSI prompt, as I hadn't done my OSI prompt response for this week yet. What a double delight to find it's not to OSI, but to this month's batch of dreamku.
Thanks for wading through them. Hope your "reflections" (a nice reflection you made of last week's OSI prompt :-D) are fruitful.
Hi Roswila: I read each of your haiku composed in May: your dream-ku are genuine, engaging and deep in meaning and suggestion. Keep it up.
I must read your haiku/senryu more often.
I also invite you to read my haiku and other poems on:
http://rksingh.blogspot.com
R K
Hi RK Singh,
Thanks for visting and reading all the posts for May. That's quite a lot. :-)
Just want to be sure you realize that these poems are not technically haiku or senryu. They are a new form I've been developing for some time now: dreamku. Dreamku is a form based on haiku for writing about our night dreams.
Again, thanks for stopping by.
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