--- title: Vintage Dreams date: 2009-05-26T13:00:51Z modified: 2009-05-26T13:02:49Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/vintage-dreams/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 674 categories: - Life Poems - Love Poems featured_image: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/vintage-love.jpg" author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2009-05-26T13:02:49Z tags: - Life Poems - Love Poems --- ![vintage-love](http://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/vintage-love-300x240.jpg "vintage-love") waking up kicking and screaming thinking i am drowning and swallowed by the sea; sunlight, opened up my eyes assuring me, the nightmare is over atleast for the time being, and a beautiful day awaits my presence; as the tears stream down my face, i sat there holding a cup of coffee, reconstructing the nightmare that seems to plague me every night; armed with a new resolve to chase away this nightmare, i settled down among the feathery grass and inbetween the beautiful yellow flowers; as thoughts of wondorous moments, sneaked into my daydreams, basking in the rays of sunshine, i hoped that life and time would stand still; from in a [dream](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/its-just-like-a-dream.md) she calls to me, whispering my name asking me to trust in her, and promising no games; as the sounds of thunder shook the sky I sit here watching the clouds roll by reminding myself yet again, there is no time for lies; wandering across the universe, living through past mistakes as the [winds of change](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/winds-of-change.md) blow hard everything [fades away](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/into-obscurity.md) for good; _as i quietly slip my hand into yours_ and we watch the night drape over us i am in heaven with you in this nostalgic rose-tinted dream; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – some lines are not mine. and some lines might have multiple meanings depending on how one reads it. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the [dream](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/dream-weaver.md) again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. – Anais Nin To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. – Anatole France Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. – Gloria Steinem Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the [passion](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/moonlight-passion.md) to reach for the stars to change the world. – Harriet Tubman I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart so long. If we’re in each others dreams, we can be [together](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/when-we-are-together.md) all the time. – Hobbes – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –