Shaman's Dream

[Dark Muse]

Shaman's Dream

You disappeared into the ether,
and I wonder
where does that leave me
as you elude all senses,
I cannot just walk away
in all this empty space
which is filled with your
ethereal presence,
I have found my religion
in a memory of your eyes,
the taste of your lips which
has notes
of Autumn bitterness,
spring sweetness,
perhaps madness
does not linger far away,
but I know this alone
is not delusion,
we may all be living
within the shaman's dream
but you I know were real
and I refuse to lose faith
I know there must be a way
to rediscover the essence
of you somewhere between
dimensions.

[YesNo]

I liked the empty space that is filled with the presence of this other person. It is not really empty.

[Buh4Bee]

DM, I continue to remain a fan of your poetry. You have such a gift for expressing clarity. I enjoy your enduring romantic and hopeful poetic-atmosphere. Dreams are alive and well here! And maybe even a tinge of reality!

[dara.cv]

I agree the phrase yesNo commented on was the first that captured me here.

Likewise, "I have found my religion
in a memory of your eyes"

You hold strong to faith in something that is no longer there, so beautiful.

[Dark Muse]

Thank you, in a way this poem about perceiveing love as a spiritual experience.

[Delta40]

Fwiw, I'm confused by the flow Muse and wonder if they should be periods after senses, presence, delusion and faith. I have never known how to use semi-colons but perhaps some of those are needed instead?

[Dark Muse]

Fwiw, I'm confused by the flow Muse and wonder if they should be periods after senses, presence, delusion and faith. I have never known how to use semi-colons but perhaps some of those are needed instead?

I intentionally did not want to use periods, but I can see where semi-colons might perhaps work better.