Image: a Photoshop fiddle of an image found in an
Angela Weston's post to AI Art Image Hub on Facebook.
dVerse has the prompt "Dream Interpretations".
My first rondeau for a while but seemed the ideal form for a dream.
When Brains Run Free
When brains run free strange things occur
I watch them pass, as a flaneur,
Marvelling at all the things I see—
Butterflies who are sipping tea,
A camel dressed as a chauffeur,
Buildings that melt and socks that purr,
An elephant climbing up a fir…
Things appear that should not really be
When brains run free.
Whistling past in a phantom blur;
Some just once while others recur:
My brain doodles with wicked glee—
What it means is lost on me.
What’s real, or not, rarely concur
When brains run free.
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Roald Dahl, A A Milne, Dr Seuss , Graeme Base came to mind. A very clever and entertaining poem. Tightly structured. Well done.
ReplyDeleteHa! I loved the images, especially the camel one.
ReplyDeleteTotally surreal and so much fun! I’d love a pair of purring socks!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely stellar writing, I love the idea of the brain running free in the realm of dreams. The image of butterflies sipping tea stood out to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for writing to the prompt ❤️❤️
This sounds like something substance induced... the camel in a chauffeur's cap made me think of the 70's band Camel....
ReplyDeleteOnly coffee.
DeleteJ. you describe the creative chaos of the dream world so well here.
ReplyDeleteI love your doodles and imaginative thinking - Jae
ReplyDeleteThe dream meanings may be elusive but who cares when "brains run free"! A fun rondeau, J.
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