The Kitten Dreams
(Dad) Don't worry dear, your kitty is dreaming
(Child) What's he dreaming of?
He's dreaming of a song his mommy taught him
Oh, that's nice, do I know that song?
No I don't think so, it's not a children's song. My daddy taught it to me when I was a teen
Well surely it has a name, children might know that?
Not from your parents will you learn that
Well, I can't make him wake up, please call me when he wakes up
That's a deal, let's let him sleep here on the couch. I think he will dream some more and sleep better there
Yes, this much better, I'll go play now, remember to call me when he wakes up
Goodbye
(An Aside) "Now I've got that song on my mind, perhaps becoming an ear worm"
(Dad goes away, singing softly)
"There stands the glass, it's my first drink today . . ."
(Fades away. Curtain closes)
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- Prose Piece Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved
- Photo from Carrie Van Horn and/or Shay a.k.a. Fireblossom at The Sunday Muse # 174, http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-sunday-muse-174.html?m=1
- Song, "There stands the Glass" by Web Pierce
- There Stands the Glass -- Lyrics
That will settle my brain, it's my first one today
There stands the glass that will hide all my fears
That will drown all my tears, brother, I'm on my way
And I'm wondering if you are all right
I wonder if you think of me in my misery
Until my troubles grow dim, it's my first one today
And I'm wondering if you are all right
I wonder if you think of me in my misery
Until my troubles grow dim, it's my first one today
The dialogue format really worked, Jim!
ReplyDeleteA cute dialogue poem and the added song is wonderful! Have a great weekend Jim!
ReplyDeletei wasn't familiar with the song, Jim, but it fits many a customer on a bar stool in many a neighborhood pub!
ReplyDeleteJim I got a real kick out of how you spun your story poem. What a great song that solves the mystery of why he didn't share it right away with the tiny tyke.
ReplyDeleteCharming, poignant, and bittersweet Jim… well written.👍🏼
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the dialogue… and the lyrics which read as sobering.
ReplyDeleteOnce a song is in our head ... nice tie in with the photo prompt.😊
ReplyDeleteThis gave me a shiver. Something eerie just a little too close--this was a compelling poem.
ReplyDeleteOh, those songs that stick in your head... and the memories that go with them are powerful.
ReplyDeleteInteresting one.. I find, sometimes, that life can really be bound up in a song, with memories of time and place which all come rushing out at the first bars of the song... Very nicely done once again
ReplyDeletethis was cute jim, enjoyed very much
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