Knowing . . . a profound, deep knowing
continually flows through me. It is not easy to define or explain yet it is
there, as sure as my next blink. A knowing so intense that the mere thought of
you made it nearly impossible for me to catch my breath.
Yes, I was a dreamer, or as you so finely said,
‘A weaver of impossible possibilities and what if’s’. You saw the dreamer
in me and begged me to give myself to you. Trusting you, I took a chance
and shared my deepest secrets. You devoured them, as you did me, and we
melted into a dream-filled boat that carried us over challenging seas.
Ever so gingerly, we cultivated deep love,
understanding and respect as we tended to and nurtured our rose-colored garden.
Time passed and we continued living our respective lives, mastering our craft,
choosing other lovers, yet always knowing there was an unspoken bond calling us
back together again.
I awoke years later to find I had blinked and you
were gone. But wait! I was the dreamer and you were my dream. Many summers and
winters came, ships passed, and still I dreaded the night, refusing to allow
myself the luxury to dream again.
Then one recent morning I awoke to find that as I
blinked the sleep away, I noticed my wounds had healed and the beautiful
rose-colored garden, once parched and forgotten, is bursting with new
impossible possibilities and ‘what if’s’.
I am a dreamer and you were once my dream.
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This is a mixed media collage based on the RubberMoon
stamp #417 (Dreamer) which reads: “When I was a dreamer
and you were my dream”. The moment I saw that stamp, I instantly knew what
to do with it. It pulled together all the words that had been wandering around
in my head for so long and this piece came together easily.
My hope is that this collage theme is universal and
you can relate to the quote whether it resonates as a lost love, a new-found
joy, or a deep knowing and understanding that you are on the right path.
In addition to the RubberMoon stamp, I used:
handmade paper, a photography print
and torn up letters to create this collage.
You can check out more of my stories and other
artist’s stories on my blog at Artists
Tell Their Stories. Thanks for reading my post today.
Blessings and may all your dreams be fulfilled!
Brenda
