Star Work

Day Dreams

This painting shows a young woman dressed in a beautiful full gown, reclining on a sofa with her eyes shut, a letter in her hands. A posy of flowers sits at the other end of the seat.

Who sent her the letter? Is she dreaming about its contents?

Ideas poured out in the form of poetry written by visitors to our recent writing workshop, led by Katie Ireland, to mark National Poetry Day, 2007.

Here is a selection.

D reams
A waiting
Y ester
D ay
R etreating!
E vening
A scends
M y
S leep

Dale Smith

D aydreams
A re
Y ours
D arling.
R emembering
E very
A doring
M oment
S weetheart.

Margaret Riley

D ecisions like this
A re a test of the heart
Y outh slipping away
D eadline approaches
R elatives hover
E xpecting they know what Ill say
A fter I wake
M y choice I will make
S o wait, pauper lover, and pray.

A.Robinson

D affodils against the sun
A ll around they dance
Y our hand touching my fingers now
D ance with me my handsome one
R ouse me from my slumber now
E nd this dance of yellow light
A ll around is dark and still
M usic gone and colour died
S lumber on my handsome one until we dance in yellow light.

Clare McMahon

D ully but clearly I can still see
A long the alleyway I can see
Y ellow bright shadow of me
D imming now faintly but still it is there
R iding a horse, picture of a bear
E lephants marching in the parade
A lligators clapping their massive teeth
M illions of squirrels climbing up a tree
S liding down right now.

Will Hall, 8

D ream on, girl
A s
Y ou wait for
D arkness to set in
R eady for the
E vening
A ll dressed up
M oney doesnt bring happiness
S leep brings you dreams.

Marije Davidson