{"id":105,"date":"2015-05-31T16:47:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T16:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sylviaarthur.com\/poemswithpictures.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2015-05-31T16:47:26","modified_gmt":"2015-05-31T16:47:26","slug":"man-of-my-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/?p=105","title":{"rendered":"Man of My Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Poem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This poem doesn\u2019t need a lot of interpretation. The poet tells a story of missing an old friend or lover. Sue probably wrote it about her years as a singer in a band when she played in bars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The picture that accompanies the poem is very narrative. It tells the same visual story as the words in the poem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sylviaarthur.com\/poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-my-Dreams-Sketchbook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sylviaarthur.com\/poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-my-Dreams-Sketchbook.jpg\" alt=\"Man of my Dreams Sketchbook\" width=\"1200\" height=\"987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-my-Dreams-Sketchbook.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-my-Dreams-Sketchbook-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-my-Dreams-Sketchbook-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-my-Dreams-Sketchbook-588x484.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Sketch by: Sylvia Arthur<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Man of My Dreams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I saw you again tonight<\/p>\n<p>One brief moment<\/p>\n<p>You were in the bar<\/p>\n<p>Like so many times before and<\/p>\n<p>We said a short hello as the band walked out the door.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So many times you cross my mind<\/p>\n<p>Are you still around, or if you thought<\/p>\n<p>About me and<\/p>\n<p>Just happened to look where I\u2019d be found.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Strangers to each other and yet<\/p>\n<p>The best of friends<\/p>\n<p>Never seemed to talk and yet<\/p>\n<p>Understanding so much.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That white hair has burned a memory<\/p>\n<p>That lives in this eye full<\/p>\n<p>Of the view<\/p>\n<p>I just had of you<\/p>\n<p>As you sat so quiet<\/p>\n<p>And left me wondering<\/p>\n<p>When<\/p>\n<p>Or where<\/p>\n<p>I might ever see you again.<\/p>\n<p><em>By: Sue Michaud<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sylviaarthur.com\/poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-My-Dreams.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sylviaarthur.com\/poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-My-Dreams.jpg\" alt=\"Man of My Dreams\" width=\"1400\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-My-Dreams.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-My-Dreams-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-My-Dreams-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.poemswithpictures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Man-of-My-Dreams-588x403.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Man of My Dreams&#8221; By: Sylvia Arthur<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Poem This poem doesn\u2019t need a lot of interpretation. The poet tells a story of missing an old friend or lover. Sue probably wrote it about her years as a singer in a band when she played in bars. &nbsp; The Picture The picture that accompanies the poem is very narrative. 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