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| "I dreamed I was a Shakespeare who couldn't write a sonnet." |
I dreamed I was a saddler
who couldn’t ride a horse.
I dreamed I was a caddie
who couldn’t play the course.
I dreamed I was a sailor
who couldn’t sail the ocean.
I dreamed I was a witch
who couldn’t mix a potion.
I dreamed I was a glover
who couldn’t make a glove.
I dreamed I was a Don Juan
who couldn’t make love.
I dreamed I was a receptionist
who couldn't help being snooty.
I dreamed I was a gorgeous ghoul
who couldn't help being a beauty.
I dreamed I was a doctor
who couldn’t cure a cold.
I dreamed I was a Methuselah
who couldn’t grow old.
I dreamed I was an Einstein
who couldn’t count to ten.
I dreamed I was an alkie
who couldn’t say “When!”
I dreamed I was a butterfly
who couldn’t flit or flutter.
I dreamed I was a farmer's wife
who couldn’t churn butter.
I dreamed I was a Bo-Peep
who couldn't wear a bonnet.
I dreamed I was a Shakespeare
who couldn't write a sonnet.
Robert Forrey, 2015
