It's Still Life

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Miz Quickly’s Day 2: Break/Broke/Broken

And Another Thing Broken

Iguanas are dreaming
they’re alligators, and

night is broken
by dreams,

the moon’s prowling
around street corners,

sniffing like a dog
at protesting stars,

and nobody’s sleeping –
we’re all broken
by dreams.

Misky

Dec 4, 2021

#apoemaday, Miz Q, Poetry

15 responses to “Miz Quickly’s Day 2: Break/Broke/Broken”

abigfatcanofworms

Dec 4, 2021 at 11:46 am

fabulous! I love “the moon’s prowling
around street corners,

sniffing like a dog
at protesting stars,” And I love the concept of being broken by dreams.

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1. Misky
  
  Dec 4, 2021 at 12:56 pm
  
  Thank you! I have to admit that this one made me chuckle.
  
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  1. abigfatcanofworms
    
    Dec 4, 2021 at 4:00 pm
    
    🙂 absolutely
    
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Hobbo

Dec 4, 2021 at 12:28 pm

Marvellous. I always wondered what iguanas dreamed about. Thank you.

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1. Misky
  
  Dec 4, 2021 at 12:57 pm
  
  My pleasure. Entirely. Just ask, anytime; I’m sure I can cook up an answer. 😂
  
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  1. Hobbo
    
    Dec 4, 2021 at 1:59 pm
    
    How very considerate you are. It must be something in the water! 😂
    
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    1. Misky
      
      Dec 4, 2021 at 2:17 pm
      
      👍🏻
      
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Ron Rowland

Dec 4, 2021 at 1:35 pm

“broken by dreams” seems to be a great way to break in my book

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ben Alexander

Dec 4, 2021 at 4:19 pm

wow! the night “sniffing” – that is such powerful personification! (dogification?)

❤
David

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1. Misky
  
  Dec 4, 2021 at 4:27 pm
  
  Thank you, David! 💕
  
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Ron.

Dec 4, 2021 at 7:03 pm

I had an iguana once. Delicious. I’ve had gator, too, down in The Big Easy (on New Year’s Eve, no less!). Yumilicious, just like your poetry, Misky. Thanks.

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1. Misky
  
  Dec 4, 2021 at 10:19 pm
  
  😂😂 Thank you 😊
  
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Jules

Dec 4, 2021 at 9:12 pm

Very nice imagry. I can remember a good many of my night dreams (nightmares too).

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1. Misky
  
  Dec 4, 2021 at 10:18 pm
  
  Gosh, I forget nearly all of them! 😁
  
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  1. Jules
    
    Dec 5, 2021 at 3:13 pm
    
    I think most dreams are just one’s subconscious relating stuff we’ve seen but haven’t ‘registered’. Odd though when some seem similar. But then too often the same news stories repeat themselves – even years apart – same themes.
    
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