Dreamers Stumble

We plucked the stars

To carry below,

Tucked in mason jar

For safekeeping,

Away from prying minds

And investigative eye,

Sincere in our wish

To keep one mystery

Alive and well

For the next bout

Of imagination filled

Dreamers

That stumbled to earth

In error.

We hid our words

Below fruitful soil

At the base of an ancient

That told stories

With falling leaves

And jagged line in skin,

Dancing in wind’s

Swift breeze

Swaying to the tales

Told by their brethren

Awaiting the next bout

Of imagination filled

Dreamers

That stumbled to earth

In error.

Until the moment

When their soul emerged

Dawning the brilliancy

Of the stars tucked away,

Replacing the lights

We hid away

In our attempt

To protect what we knew

But didn’t understand.

"Dreamers Stumble" is similar to poems featured in Arcadias: Lullaby in Nature and Arcadians: Wooden Mystics, poetry collections currently available on Amazon. Katrina Thornley is currently working on the 3rd installment of the Arcadians series and hopes to have it available by the end of 2022.

Katrina Thornley is Rhode Island based novelist and poet and currently has 2 poetry collections, a short story anthology, and a novel published. Be sure to give her a follow on Instagram to learn more!