April is National Poetry Month. I’m going to attempt to write one poem every day this month. Halfway there! Today’s poem: 16/30 for April 16th.
Have You Ever Discovered Treasure?
The year was 2014
I was struggling
I was sad
I felt stuck, felt trapped
I felt without direction
I didn’t know how to support myself, my two kids
I desperately needed and sought answers
During this time
I had a profound dream
My two deceased grandmothers had a starring role in this dream
Estelle Eady Mann
Elnor Key Downs
In my dream
They lived together
I was extremely happy to see them
We sat enjoying each other’s company
I caught them up with my life
We began to go from room to room
Looking for treasures
Treasures that belonged to each one of them
Treasures that had been lost
There seemed an urgency to our searching
Something was about to happen
Unsuccessfully we searched the house
Attempting to locate these treasures
It felt like we searched for hours
When nearly all hope was lost
I discovered a hidden room in the house
Galvanized and relieved
The three of us entered the hidden room
Surrounding us were the lost treasures
My grandmothers knowingly stood before me
Sharing a message
This room represents you, Camilla
You are searching outside of yourself
For answers
for direction
For knowing your why
We want you to know
You are the treasure
Everything you need is within you
In that moment I woke from the dream
I was visibly touched by this profound dream
By my grandmothers visiting me
I immediately got out of bed
To capture this dream in my journal
I did not want to forget any details
It was an intense dream
Helping me to relax into the present moment
Helping me to release a shit load of worrying
It helped me to keep going
Helped me to keep going
Keep going
This dream was vivid
It seemed real
I had never had a dream like this
I have not had a dream like this since
My two amazing, strong, tenacious
Grandmothers rescued me that night
They entered my dreams
Took me by the hand
Guiding me to the treasure for which I had been searching
Estelle Eady Mann
Elnor Key Downs
Thank you for your help during that time
Thank you for continuing to enter my thoughts when I need it most.
Thank you
Thank you
Camilla Downs, 2024
**Prompt: RECALL ONE OF THE STRANGEST DREAMS YOU’VE EVER HAD AND WRITE ABOUT HOW IT MADE YOU FEEL OR WRITE IT OUT IN AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU CAN REMEMBER.