Improbable Daydream

 

Pigs are flying
over a perfect world.
The moon is blue,
and fair play is universal.
Pink elephants ensure
that no-one suffers pain,
anxiety, or poverty.
Out of the blue,
Greed, dishonesty and cruelty
disappear for ever;
the dog-eat-dog society
is transformed to caring
each for each.

Would that it were so.

dVerse Poets Pub is asking us to consider Conceit, in the sense of a  figure of speech in which two seemingly dissimilar objects are grouped together with the help of similes or metaphors,
and write a poem of unlikely conjunctions.   At the same time, We Write Poems has set us daydreaming, so I have fused the two prompts. 

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17 Responses to Improbable Daydream

  1. Well paced, Viv and still valid. I’m reading ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ currently and it stirs up my socialism.

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  2. And what a wonderful world this would be. If worlds can be made of such daydreams, one can only wish for more dreamers.

    -Nicole

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  3. julespaige says:

    If we could be more like the animals…the free ones anyway. …Transformed to caring, each for each. A wonderful day dream. Now let’s work on making it a reality – everyone 🙂

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  4. LadyInRead says:

    loved the thoughts presented here..
    and just yesterday, i saw a series of images someone had forwarded on the net,. about pink elephants in india (so maybe this hope is a strong one) – http://memefacts.tumblr.com/post/22283769411/pink-elephants-can-be-found-in-india

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  5. Lindy Lee says:

    Yes, indeed, “would that it were so”…

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  6. Animals ushering in utopia? I’m all for it :)!

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  7. poetrypea says:

    Pigs would most surely be flying

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  8. claudia says:

    oh that would be wonderful… i wouldn’t mind some flying pigs you know…if it stops the dog eats dog… nice take viv

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  9. rosross says:

    Pigs might, nicely done.

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  10. brian miller says:

    ha. i hope to one day see those pigs fly…i can hope, you know…
    it is def a dog eat dog world….

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  11. One ticket to this daydream world for me! I love what you’ve dreamed up, Viv!

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  12. This made me smile and remember my mother-in-law whose favourite expression was “if pigs had wings, they’d fly”. Come to think of it, she’s the only person I’ve known who said that! Well, other than me.

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  13. K. A. Brace says:

    Really would be nice. >KB

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  14. stimmyabby says:

    Ha ha. Funny! I like it. 🙂

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  15. Would it be.. would it be.. wonderful images.. you give us.

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  16. Misky says:

    Such a lovely and worthwhile hope. Thank you for joining in on WWP’s prompt, Viv. Your words are always a pleasure to read.

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