moving pictures frame my sleep
I know not if it’s shallow or deep
till a sharp sound breaks the spell
but memories of it I keep.
Was it a nightmare or a dream?
Did I smile, or did I scream?
the pictures are the same I think
impact forms my mental scheme.
will it happen again tonight?
to finally tell me what is right
subliminal notes from the deepest self
bringing hopes and fears to light.
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I like the questioning.
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I think the question of “Was it a nightmare or a dream?” is something to explore. Sometimes the pictures are so vivid, yet we can’t always identify our emotions within the dream or what emotions the dream is representing for us. Fascinating stuff that we may never find the answers to.
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Nightmare or dream is more about the impact it has on our life. But, yes, dreams are a complex phenomenon. I don’t think even Freud got it right. The theories have been refuted later.
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dreams to tell you the path – waiting to sleep must be so appealing, love how you weave the rubaiyat – nicely done Reena
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Thank you, Gina!
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I really like how you describe a dream as one of rearranging pictures… isn’t that what dreams are? lucid pieces all mixed up.
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Yes, they are – very alive pictures. Thanks, Bjorn!
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I like to think of dreams as reality and our daily, waking lives as the cinema. 🙂 Points to ponder here for sure!
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Good inputs!
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“subliminal notes from the deepest self” — excellent way to define a dream. And so often we awake and wonder, “what was that?”
Well written.
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Thanks, Lillian!
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I like this Reena. The amaxing cinema of the mind. Dreams are fascinating… 🙂 I got inspired by Frank’s rubaiyat thing and posted two – one dark, one light.
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Let me check it out. Thanks, Rob!
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Funny how dreams can be so vivid when we awaken, but immediately seem to disappear. I loved the idea that you wanted to try again the next night to recap what you had dreamt the night before! I like the short line stanzas. They work very well.
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Thoughts that occurred during the day can give a different twist 😊 Thanks, Dwight!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you!
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I like the hopefulness that the deepest self will be able “to finally tell me what is right”.
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Even if it tells you what is wrong, eventually you know what is right 😊
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Well crafted, I like the way the third line in each stanza anchors the poem.
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Thank you so much!
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Dreams truly are mysterious and make us wonder. I love how you captured the effects of that wonder.
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Glad you liked it. Thanks!
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I like your approach to dreams, Reena. I often wonder where “this stuff” comes from!? Our subconscious is a driving force in our lives and is laden with so much uncertainty.
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in some ways, the conscious and subconscious reflect each other. Both keep changing with interaction.
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Yes, I agree.
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Very nicely exploring dream states. I feel that if there were a nasty god who threw people into hell, a good hell would be perpetual dream state, for usually, there is nothing pleasant about dreams, usually puzzles, predicaments and such. I’m not sure it is our brain teaching us deep Jungian stuff either, we just decide to tell ourselves that, I think , in our waking state (which itself is largely asleep — wink).
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I like the last line 🙂 Dreams process a lot of thoughts that passed through us in the waking state, and present it back to us in a jumbled form. We give it fancy names, because we can’t make sense of it.
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Really .lovely Reena. Our hopes and fears are presented to us in dreams and we wrestle for solutions. You portrayed it perfectly.
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Thank you, Christine!
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subliminal notes from the deepest self
bringing hopes and fears to light.
I love these lines
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Thanks a lot!
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You have evoked a strong feeling of uncertainty in your dream Rubaiyat, Reena, from the phrase ‘I know not’ to the questions that beset the waking dreamer. I also like the repetition of ‘pictures’ in the first and second stanzas, which then changes to ‘subliminal notes’ in the final stanza, reminding the reader that dreams are not real but part of the subconscious.
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Yet, nothing can be more real than the subconscious driving behavior…. Thanks for reading and commenting!
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I really like this composition and your outlook on dreams. The dichotomy of “good” and “bad” is not helpful when trying to retrieve the messages our dreams are sending us. “bringing hopes and fears to light” is a key line
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Glad you liked it. Your comments are much appreciated.
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