Like a Dream
The heady scent of jasmine—like a dream,
wafts so sweetly on the air—like a dream.
Cicadas click their special tymbal song,
They are singing everywhere—like a dream.
The sea lapping against soft golden sand,
lulling me without a care—like a dream.
We stroll beneath the brightest biggest moon,
hands clasp tight our love affair—like a dream.
Hey, Lesley, wake up! You’re not paid to sleep,
or lounge in a comfy chair—time to scream.
Lesley Scoble, February 2025
“The sea lapping against soft golden sand…”
“Cicadas click their special tymbal song…”
Did you know that the sound of a cicada can reach as high as 100 decibels (the same level as a motorbike!)
Ghazal?
I wrote my very first ghazal for the W3 Prompt #147! What is a ghazal? it is a poetry form that originated in 7th century Persia.
To find out more about the prompt and poetry form, please click below.
My thanks to the Poet of the Week, Art Camenzind for introducing me to the fascinating ghazal poetry form. My thanks as always, to David Bogomolny, The Skeptics Kaddish, for hosting.
Last but not least, my thanks to you the reader, for reading. 🙏
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; mime artist; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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