The Puzzling Dream
By Larry Linville
I had a tiring dream last night
not a nightmare at all.
Nobody was shot or hung
and I didn’t have a fall.
Dreams may jump illogically
as this one also did.
Some say they have a message
that is very deeply hid.
I made a hospital call
and was glad that I came,
but as I was about to leave
they gave me another name.
Ignoring that name I just left
but my conscience worked on me.
So I came back much later
to see whom this could be.
It was a distant colleague
from many miles away,
but when I asked where he lived
he really wouldn’t say.
He only dropped hidden clues
a puzzle maker’s pride
and left me on my own
to singularly decide.
The dream was done but really not
my mind kept going back
as I ran these clues constantly
so I the case could crack.
They say dreams last for seconds
but this seemed to last all night
and after I woke up
I tried to get it right.
I think there’s no such person
and doubtless no such town,
but I’m not able to rest
and put this problem down.
© Copyright 2009 Larry Linville (UN: larrylinville at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
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