We carried the weight of our dreams
into the dawn, into daylight
and twilight they bitterly screamed
entangled in bedsheets we’re doomed
repeating the nightmares again
and carry the weight of our dreams
forever tethered to thinking
recycling this darkness, a theme
of illusions of gold, a gleam
we never ever will capture
we carry the weight of our dreams
brightness beyond the horizon.
They told us that hoping is blessed
that darkness is not what it seems,
still, here we circle forever
to carry the weight of our dreams.
William Blake
Today Grace hosts at dVerse and asks us to write a Quatern, a form I never have tried before. Lots of fun.
May 25, 2023
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Bjorn, love the quatern refrain of : We carried the weight of our dreams. There is cycle of nightmares and themes of darkness. But it is hopeful vision (maybe), brightness beyond the horizon. Also, I was looking for your name back in 2012 when we did this form with Gay.
William Blake and a blessing of hope, what a duet of art and poetry, Björn. I love the lines ‘entangled in bedsheets we’re doomed’ and the refrain ‘carry the weight of our dreams’. Nothing like the sleep that Macbeth describe in his famous speech.
We carry the weight of our dreams.
Such a good line!
We certainly carry the weight of our dreams … excellent refrain and how the cycle of darkness and brightness circles our lives.
This flowed so well. I imagined it as your ancient librarian, as he seems burdened with the weight of dreams. Perfect illustration, too!
Such an excellent poem, and this line: “hoping is blessed/ that darkness is not what it seems,” – just ask any child, and they’ll tell you otherwise.
Wow!! Thanks for sharing. Love this!!
Pat
Brilliant repeating line and the poem flows wel
An interesting theme for your Quatern. Very well done.
The weight of our dreams can be heavy… sometimes it feels as if darkness will not lift but, the morning brings a new day. I marvel at dream poems.
I love how you flowed this together.
I adore how you blend realism and optimism in this piece, Bjorn. Favorite lines:
recycling this darkness, a theme
of illusions of gold, a gleam
we never ever will capture
Thise recurring dreams are bothersome. We wonder why we have them. For years I had two unrelated, about worries I never had while I had when I was awake.
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Sometimes it’s time to let go. (K)
We do carry the weight of our dreams, the nightmares, the pleasing dreams, the recurring dreams (which may be the most bothersome.) Dante, the perfect partner for your quatern, Bjorn.
The most disdain filled line for me is the “carrying the weight of our dreams”, because I dream that should not be a burden, while today it most often is. Great write.
A rather sad note to that relationship. The painting by William Blake is awesome.
Happy Saturday Björn.
Much💖love
I hadn’t tried this form before either but it works well especially with such a strong repeat line as you have here…