Pieces of a Dream, by Lee Anna Chuculate Mitchell

Wall with Moon, by Gertrude Abercrombie (USA) 1969

Pieces of a Dream

A miniature painting
of a vast landscape
Nothing is as it seems
 
A piece of wall connects
to nothing, stands
without foundation
Nothing is as it seems
 
Perhaps the speckled wall
floats on an opaque turquoise
sea reflecting moonlight

Nothing is as it seems 
A tiny door to nowhere
sea green, arched without 
knob or latch or window
Nothing is as it seems
 
An expansive night-blue sky
with a slice of moon
Where are the missing stars?
Nothing is as it seems
 
Could it be a miniature painting
of the vast landscape 
of  a fragmented dream?

Lee Anna Chuculate Mitchell

Lee Anna Chuculate Mitchell has been a writer for years, but only recently began submitting her work for publication.  Her poems have been published in the Mississippi State Poetry Journal, 2025 and in Sunflowers Rising: Poems for Peace Anthology published by Poets for Peace. She is a retired teacher who lives at the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri, USA.  In addition to writing, she enjoys swimming, kayaking, and traveling.