Some will mutter that you are not too bright
Most citizens of imagination
Are odd in public, but in dreams delight
Prone are they to grim self-flagellation
For they recognize that real and ideal
Seldom match, in our ordinary world
Filled are they with a wild, quixotic zeal
For what could be, being in what is hurled
Distracted by the mind’s private glory
They disdain public mediocrity
Or find from it, refuge in story
What joy there is in their obscurity!
Do not mistake the dreamer for a fool
Exceptions reveal defects of the rule
About the Creator
D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (6)
Very nice! Imagination is an intelligence too!
On a few occasions, your writing has influenced my dreams. As part of my last dream, there was a galactical-looking sky train that took us through this speaker's pupils (to enter the mind as a tour). At some point, there was some wall art with words. I don't know what else happened or how much this kind of fare costed, but it's probably more than K Days. Does this comment give any rank on the inappropriate or cringe-y scale?... as tacky as a tourist can be. Love and appreciate this poem!
"Do not mistake the dreamer for a fool" I especially loved that line! Awesome poem!
I feel like I've had a mirror held up to me especially that line "Or find from it, refuge in story". Deftly done, D.J..
Beautiful ❤️ words
Dreamers may seem odd to some, but their vision enriches our world. It's an inspiring poem!