Poetry | I Had a Dream

I Had a Dream

By Nevin Compton Trammell

I had a dream

that some force picked me up

and

put me down

in some new

and different town

that I had never seen before

with small shops

and church towers with clocks

that told different times

and bells

that all chimed in rhymes

And no one was there

except an old couple

sitting in a parkside chair

each holding a flower

such a beautiful pair

Between them rested

an opened book

and I moved closer

to take a look

and there was nothing there

to see

except a mirror

staring at me

Nevin Compton Trammell’s journey with poetry began by writing on scraps of paper and bar napkins, which he furtively squirreled away in closet drawers and shoeboxes. Many years (and many shoeboxes) later, he reluctantly began to share his poetry with close friends. At their urging he was encouraged to literally bring his poetry out of the closet. His book Cream Soda Blues: Poems for Adult Children of Life was the result. Two years later he was chosen to be in the international poetry anthology called Leading from Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead. It profiles the work of great American leaders and how the works of great American poets inform and inspire their lives. He continues to write his musings on any scrap of paper he can get his hands on.