Every dream is a cross-road
where the pilgrim in you
is offered the choice
between dragon and mice
or whetstone and knife
and you’re given advice
from the lies of a dice
and hence
It takes courage to dream.
I dare you to sleep.
Emblemata – Dice by M.C. Escher
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Ooooh, clever, Björn
Yes it does take courage to dream and to live the dream.
Dreams can offer you a lot of things except choice…. (maybe)
“dragon and mice
or whetstone and knife”
Ooooo. I love this!
Although I would never believe dice, I enjoyed the rhymes in your quadrille, Björn, and I would choose the dragon every time. I love the lines:
‘It takes courage to dream.
I dare you to sleep’.
I like those pounding rhymes in the middle section, it really racks up the emotional intensity.
An interesting challenge, the very real addiction of gambling versus the fantasy nightmare of dragons; enjoyed the clever rhyming too.
I liked the rhymes too. One to ponder.
Excellent!
This is wonderful. Really wonderful.
It takes immense courage to dream, the courage of a dragon. It is not for the timid, not for the mice Björn.
I love comparing the dream to a journey.
well written, like your analogy here
Tough choices here
Brilliant rhyming, Bjorn. A 5 star performance!
Interesting poetic options
“between dragon and mice
or whetstone and knife”
very Grimm’s fairy tale-ish; Nice
much love…
Nice.
This is quite compelling, I dare you to dream. I will take you up on that dare but, who knows where the dreamscape will take me tonight. I will leave it up to a roll of the dice.
clever rhyme scheme as well
I agree that the rhyme builds up the intensity and heightens the need to escape the capriciousness of the dice. Discerning truth is one of our most fundamental tasks. Choosing a path, to fight or prepare, wait it out or rush in, requires all our courage.
This translates well in waking life, as well – to live life to the fullest.
Ah those choices, such is life, I love what I felt as a se-saw effect in the rhythm.
“Every dream is a cross-road”
“I dare you to sleep”
Beautiful poem, especially these lines. Well done!
I like this very much. The choice of dragons and mice, has such a mystical ring to it. 🙂
looking into the future in any way (cards, dice, horoscope, etc) terrifies me. I don’t want to know… Dreaming is great and yes, choices must be made or our dreams will just wither and die. How to get there – but making no choices, in my opinion, is worse than stagnating, being too scared to dare…
Well done, quick pace. Made it a touch eerie.
Excellent! Love the rhythm and imagery in this one!
Oh, this is clever. I like the rhymes, and then that final statement!
Nice, tight rhythm to this. Dare to dream, indeed!