Typical of he in love should begin to first describe the one he loves. Oh young man, how lost you are in dreams. The World in reality will reflect badly on you when it does begin to rest its heavy head on your shoulders;
There was a man, you may assume that I may have been acquainted with him at some point, or if you prefer it, he may have been a figment of my imagination. One can never tell these things exactly. This man ran a reasonable business, so lets call him; boss. Wait, Boss-with a capital B, if I am correct in my recollections of the English language, names start with Capitols.
‘Dreamful thoughts’ by Widya Kumarasinghe, age 11 years (in 2002) and Reply by Aavon Fernando (2008)
DREAMFUL THOUGHTS
Laying on a simple bed,
I think of a nice, fancy bed.
Hugging my old brown bear,
I dream of a furry, cute little bear.
Wearing just a plain braid,
I wish to have nice golden curls.
Dressed in just a simple dress,
I imagine it with nice lace frills.
Reading old, thrown-away books,
I wish to read those nice new books.
Writing with just a short pencil,
I dream of a fancy fountain pen.
Looking out of an old wooden window,
Oh! Where are those nice curtains?
Starting at the dark, cloudy sky,
I imagine it’s full of shiny stars.
Being just a peasant girl,
I dream of being a princess.
How I wish my thoughts wouldn’t fly
Far beyond the farthest point,
To a world I’m not to be in,
To a place I’ll never reach.
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A wonder that she
who dreamed of such treasures,
would grow up a princess
and enjoy all these pleasures.
But up in her castle,
no bars, yet a prison,
she wondered out loud;
“what be the reason?”
“A fancy bed- I cannot sleep,
a furry bear- I don’t want to keep,
golden curls- where is my braid?
beautiful dresses- I miss my plaid!”,
books with no context,
pens with no ink,
upon windows,nice curtains
“Why want these?”, she’d think.
Closer to the stars,
still unable to touch.
Is this what she wanted?
what she yearned for so much?
I’m almost certain he is..anyway that’s not the point. This is my letter to the man on some chrismassy morn:
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