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THE PLACE OF DREAMS, a poem by Elizabeth Joyce Baily, USA Other Nature Poems Other Sonnets Poems DUAL CATEGORY THIS POET COUNTRIES Categories: Nature Poems & Sonnets Poetry Viewed 8232 times Author: Elizabeth Joyce Baily, USA Share Poem THE PLACE OF DREAMS When the sun sets behind the mountain’s peak, And the day has slowly slid into night, When the people no longer dare to speak, And in the clear firmament stars shine bright, When the wolf’s low howl is heard far and near, When the tide pool’s ebb is steady but slow, When crickets and locusts are all you hear, When the moon’s radiance is the sole glow, When the street lamp shines on an empty street, When the vivid butterflies have flown home, When the wind blows softly through uncut wheat, When the cunning foxes begin to roam, I flee to the place where everything seems, To stop and make way for breath-taking dreams. Click to purchase Print 55229 0 Other Author Poems Recent Site Documents What type of Valentine do you wish to have? 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United States of America 6/9/2009 7:25:37 PM YdgAsITxiNtegFIBTax i8cZHV esvwmovejqwq, [url=http://uyvvolwlutqk.com/]uyvvolwlutqk[/url], [link=http://zdwohishwqte.com/]zdwohishwqte[/link], http://mkxydwdbqfoz.com/ XqrldcDMZjSilL 3/21/2009 2:50:46 AM Linda Terrell This is an amazing poem...I like it...such a visual description in words.. USA 3/19/2009 12:50:17 AM Thelma Zaracostas Delightful such wonderful imagery, a great sonnet full of dreams a special place everyone would love to be, thanks for sharing Elizabeth! Australia 3/18/2009 6:04:39 PM Katy I LOVE this poem! It's so preeeeety and it makes me wanna run outside with sunshining on my skin and dewy grass between my toes. It also makes me want to climb a mountain or read a great book on the beach with hot sand and cool salt water on my legs. I will also be using this poem for my poetry class. Thank you for the beautiful poem and keep writing! Someday tou'll be a famous poet like Edgar Allan Poe! USA 3/18/2009 5:58:23 PM michelle i was filled with happiness when i read this. I give you props for writing this and would like to read more! Just want to let you know that I will be using this as a guide line for my english homework, thanks for writing a beautiful sonnet USA 3/15/2009 2:52:02 PM John i think its a good poem, its helpful for my homework, thank you very much! England 11/28/2008 1:03:32 PM Corey I agree with Nathan, most poets on the internet have no idea how to write a sonnet. I like the english sonnet much better than the Italian(sorry to those of you who like the latter). Bravo, i'm very impressed. USA 5/20/2008 4:44:41 PM joey nice poem i going 2 use it for my hm thx. nah jk great sonnet tho Usa 5/10/2008 6:14:48 PM Lee An utterly beautiful poem to read - I love to see, hear and feel the place...through your words... Oz 10/28/2007 2:37:10 AM Nathan WOW... this is great! It's nice to see a poem on the internet that actually is a sonnet, not to mention a good one. Well Done! U.S.A 10/27/2007 3:15:29 PM What a special place you have your poem describes it so well keep writing Ekizabeth well done 5/30/2007 7:10:48 PM vanessa hill the reson i like the poem is ccause it like the way i sometimes feel ontrio 5/30/2007 6:18:00 PM Ann I think that was a very well written poem, with a lot of feeling. Good job! United states 4/29/2007 6:06:12 PM     Send this poem to your Friends and Family           Use the following form to support the author by sending this poem to your friends, family and co-workers. Each time that you forward this poem to another friend of yours, the poet will earn marketing credits to get their poem pages displayed even more on the Internet.    Your Name:    Friend's Email:    Note:         Have this poem read to you by one of our Poets! 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