Almanac Poetry: Sequence of Dreams
Dreams, by John Anster Fitzgerald. [Wikimedia Commons.]
Sequence of Dreams
I’ve dreamt I interviewed The Beatles
on a late-night TV variety show,
played Test Cricket for Oz,
football for Geelong,
that I met my former teacher
in Celtic literature
at University College, Dublin,
though I’ve never been overseas in my life;
in my mind’s eye, I’ve seen myself running,
pursued, afraid,
finally aware
that who was chasing me was me.
And I’m still running now.
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Kevin Densley is a graduate of both Deakin University and The University of Melbourne. He has taught writing and literature in numerous Victorian universities and TAFES. He is a poet and writer-in-general. His fifth book-length poetry collection, Please Feed the Macaws ... I'm Feeling Too Indolent, was published in late 2023 by Ginninderra Press. He is also the co-author of ten play collections for young people, as well as a multi Green Room Award nominated play, Last Chance Gas, which was published by Currency Press. Other writing includes screenplays for educational films.
Oh,wow, that’s a startling and thought provoking image, being chased by oneself! Thank you!
Thanks, Jane, for your comment. Yes, the poem, at least to some extent, concerns the issue of ‘finding’ oneself – achieving a kind of self-awareness, wholeness.
Now Kevin – if only you can set your poem to music, you might have a hit to rival a Nobel Laureate.
Thanks, Karl. In theory, I can set this poem to music, which is an interesting idea. The Dylan song this poem’s title bounces off, of course, is ‘Series of Dreams’.