by Latha Prem Sakhya
[box]For Latha Prem Sakhya, her dreams are about elves or goblins. The sleeping mind is the stage for dreams, she says. Latha lends a poetic touch to the June 2010 theme, ‘Dreams Unlimited’.[/box] [box type = “info”]MONTH: June 2010
THEME: DREAMS UNLIMITED
CONCEPT: Dreams—they are a part and parcel of our lives. The biggest achievers, history has shown time and again, are those who dared to dream. This issue we asked people to dream—without any barriers.
FEATURED WRITERS OF JUNE 2010:
Rashmi Bansal, Author of ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ and ‘Connect the Dots’.
Margareta Astaman,Indonesian Author.
Colourful dreams and inspiring stories—this is one issue that really made us feel as though we have taken off the ground and are floating in the air! That’s what dreams do to you, don’t they? While the dreamy interpretations held us enthralled, the inspiring stories interpreting the theme for ‘aspiration’ showed us that it is so important to dare to dream—and when you do, to borrow Paulo Coelho’s thoughts, the Universe will conspire to make it come true for you! [/box]
Dreams – elves or goblins
Jauntily, stealthily, pervading
Mind’s subconscious bowers
To lay siege to the sleeping mind –
A stage for dreams,
Enacted by elves and goblins,
Depending on the themes chosen
To unravel life’s mysteries.
Comedy, romance, tragicomedy,
Revenge, horror and realistic dreams –
A rich repertoire! All staged
Without prior notice.
The lone spectator – the conscious mind
Sits agape as elves or goblins take the stage.
Elves soothe, wafting the spectator to havens
Of happy interludes, luck and prosperity.
And the prancing goblins
Representing themes of horror
Rock the human body
Sending tremors of trepidations
Or suffocating the dreamer
To emerge struggling for breath
As if forcibly ducked in fathomless water
Reducing them to shivering jelly.
For me, dreams are elves
With occasional goblins sneaking through
Guiding me, leading me to realms strange
Beyond ordinary ken; to revel
In happiness, a light from the inner spirit
Aiding me to pick my way through paths
Un-trodden, filled with thorns and jagged stones
To reach my destination intact.
Latha Prem Sakhya is a poet at heart and a teacher by profession. She is very passionate about painting. Latha has published two books, MEMORY RAIN (2008) – a collection of 64 poems and NATURE AT MY DOORSTEP (2011) – a medley of her reflections, poems and paintings.
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