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Awake Within A Dream
the man
stands tall
proud
defiant
the man
stands strong
blasted
by sand
exposed
to solar radiation
attacked
by tormenting winds
the man
stands surveying
witnessing
blessing
the man
stands towering
above desiccated playa
(remnant of ancient seas)
the man
stands guarding
two-legged beings scurrying constructing creating
awake within
hallucinatory fantasy
(or asleep
in alternate reality)
the man
stands sentenced
death by fire
sacrificial lamb
to gods
of illusion
the man
falls
mass transformed
into energy
amidst dancing laughter
celebration
the man’s smoke
and ashes merging
with dust and
waking dreams
)^(
(C) 2022 Raibeart Bruis
stands tall
proud
defiant
the man
stands strong
blasted
by sand
exposed
to solar radiation
attacked
by tormenting winds
the man
stands surveying
witnessing
blessing
the man
stands towering
above desiccated playa
(remnant of ancient seas)
the man
stands guarding
two-legged beings scurrying constructing creating
awake within
hallucinatory fantasy
(or asleep
in alternate reality)
the man
stands sentenced
death by fire
sacrificial lamb
to gods
of illusion
the man
falls
mass transformed
into energy
amidst dancing laughter
celebration
the man’s smoke
and ashes merging
with dust and
waking dreams
)^(
(C) 2022 Raibeart Bruis
Published 8th Sep 2022
| Edited 9th Sep 2022
Author's Note
The theme for Burning Man this year was "Waking Dreams".
This poem was posted and burned in the temple.
This poem was posted and burned in the temple.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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8th Sep 2022 11:14pm
You have to adjust the picture and add it regularly not as a visual poem... just upload it as a standard photo, so we can read the text!
Glad you enjoyed your time there... happy you're back!
Missed you
🌹 💙
Glad you enjoyed your time there... happy you're back!
Missed you
🌹 💙
10th Sep 2022 6:44pm
10th Sep 2022 6:47pm
Hee hee.... I bet!
You've only piqued my curiosity even more than it already was, about your experience(s) @ BM.
One day, maybe I'll get the skinny...
;)
🌹
You've only piqued my curiosity even more than it already was, about your experience(s) @ BM.
One day, maybe I'll get the skinny...
;)
🌹
9th Sep 2022 00:01am
Glad you enjoyed the adventure with great stories to tell. Keep on writing.
10th Sep 2022 6:45pm
