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The Art of Disappearing
By Naomi Shihab Nye When they say Don’t I know you? say no. When they invite you to the party remember what parties are like
Dreaming of President Obama
In the last week I had two dreams about President Barack Obama. In one I’m wheeling a hand truck or dolly across a campus and
I Dream a World
By Langston Hughes I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn.
Wolf as a dream symbol
When I asked for dream symbols to discuss here, one of my friends offered this: “I dreamed a lot about wolves after 9/11, and I
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People from the past in dreams
Dreams often bring people to mind whom I haven’t consciously thought of in weeks, or months, or sometimes years. Some of these dreams ignite a
Blow Wind
By Nancy Powell The wind blows its eternal questions Scattering down the path Of this dear river Streaming across my feet As crows caw endlessly
Guardian Angel Eggplant
A couple of weeks ago I asked some friends for suggestions of dream symbols they’d like to see me discuss here. One of the most
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Chambered Nautilus
By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main,— The venturous bark that flings On the
Spiral as a Dream Symbol
Any time a spiral shows up in a dream, it carries with it the resonance of all spirals. In An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols,