Dawn Dreams
Dreams draw near at dawn and then recede even if you beckon them. They loom like demons you tug by the tail to examine from up close and then let fly away. Their colors at once brighter and less bright than you remembered, they hover and insinuate all day at the corner of your eye.
Credit
Copyright © 2010 by Rachel Hadas. Used with permission of the author.
Author
Rachel Hadas

Born on November 8, 1948, Rachel Hadas is the author of numerous books of poetry, essays, and translations, including Halfway Down the Hall: New & Selected Poems (Wesleyan University Press, 1998), which was a finalist for the 1999 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.
Date Published: 2010-12-01
Source URL: https://poets.org/poem/dawn-dreams