Dreamt Up

 A certain woman had a dream,

(It happens quite a lot, it seems,)

But this one happened just before,

Her ann’versary came in the door,

Now, in this dream her Husby gave,

A box to her. And she did rave

Enthusiastically for a time,

She thought that it was so sublime,

She peeled the wrapping all aside…

And found another box inside.

This one, too, she opened fast…

Then found another, not the last.

This went on for quite a while,

As box-by-box, she made a pile.

Then finally, in the last, she found,

A diamond ring, with gold all crowned.

She put it on, admired it,

Then praised her husband for his wit…

When she awoke, she hurried to

Tell her Husby all she knew

About her dream, with hints galore,

Then Husby headed for the store!

The next day was the special one,

And he said, “For my Honey-Bun.”

Then handed her a gift-wrapped box,

Too big for underwear or socks,

She gave him back a great big grin,

Then took the box and started in

Unwrapping rather frenziedly,

Won’dring just what it could be!

Had Husby really paid some mind,

To all that she, his wife, outlined?

When she got the wrapping off,

Another box remained to doff,

And under that one, several more,

Oh, what could possibly be in store?

Her eagerness reached fever pitch,

And her eye began to twitch,

As box-by-box, she worked down to,

The final box. Oh, what a coup!

She knew the last one she had reached,

The final wrap at long last breached...

There was no ring. Instead, it seems

The book, ‘How to Interpret Dreams’.

Photo Credit: Karen of bakinginatornado.com

Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen, Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Next week, just because it's mine,

We'll talk of Birthdays for a time

Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?

We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)

Dreams (September 25) Today!

Birthdays (October 2)

Family (October 9)

Dictionary (October 16)

Talk Shows (October 23)

Mischief (October 30)

Watermelon (November 6)

Grandma's Kitchen (November 13)

The Bus (November 20)

A Pet's Life (November 27)