tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post8115774575738164270..comments2024-01-26T21:38:25.924-08:00Comments on Duane's PoeTree: Dilafruz Istamova writesDuanesPoeTreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-83755423797512330602016-04-13T00:26:18.769-07:002016-04-13T00:26:18.769-07:00The title "Ship of Dreams" was used by a...The title "Ship of Dreams" was used by at least two popular rock bands and share some of the themes of this poem, though all three are quite distinct from one another. The first is by Nazareth:<br /> <br />Here we are<br />We sail on a ship made of dreams<br /><br />And I<br />I only exist to believe<br />The stars<br />The stars that I see watching me<br /><br />Hold me close<br />Your arms and your love comfort me<br />The sea<br />Is deep and it waits endlessly<br />Oh why<br />To give just to take it from me<br /><br />Here we are<br />We sail on a ship made of dreams<br />And I<br />I watch for a sign constantly<br />The sea<br />Is deep and it waits ceaselessly.<br /><br />-- Manny Charlton<br /><br />The other is by Dire Straits:<br /><br />Sleep she now enfolds me<br />spirals the circus tent<br />These spirits who enclose me<br />like phantom dogs ascend<br />Some they need a song of love<br />when old friends feel like ghosts<br />For some the sweet redemption song's<br />the thing they crave the most<br />on the ship of dreams<br /><br />But tonight we ride the Ship of Dreams<br />where the Saints and Holy Host<br />Ride shotgun o'er crescent waves<br />to sail from coast to coast<br />Some travel to their treasure<br />some falter at the gate<br />Each pilgrim makes their journey<br />each must meet their fate<br />on The Ship of Dreams<br /><br />Some say "love will find us"<br />as I lay you down to sleep<br />to the rhythms that entwine us<br />You pray your soul to keep<br /><br />But tonight we ride the Ship of Dreams<br />where Saints and Holy Host<br />Ride shotgun o'er crescent waves<br />to sail from coast to coast<br />Some travel for the sacraments<br />some travel for the thrill<br />Each must kill that thing they love<br />each must test their will<br />In the Ship of Dreams<br /><br />The Ship of Dreams is sailing<br />to seek the farthest shore<br />And the songs of celebration<br />reveal a secret world<br />Shimmering through the smoke and haze<br />like a spooked out man-o-war<br />It's the Ship of Dreams... All Aboard!<br /><br />If you're blown apart and shattered<br />If you're ripped from stern to bow<br />If you're looking for assistance<br />If you really need it now<br />The Ship of Dreams is sailing<br />way to the farthest shore<br />She's sailing on the coming tide<br />and I must be aboard<br />That Ship of Dreams<br /><br />Yeah the Ship of Dreams is sailing<br />and I must climb aboard<br />Join me in The Ship of Dreams<br />we'll reach the farthest shore<br />It's the Ship of dreams... all aboard <br /><br />--David KnopflerDuanesPoeTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.com