Dream a little dream

Ty Ruth 1960 (Littlerock Arkansas)



Dream a little dream

Today I dreamt that I could talk; I took a step and tried to walk.

Got hugs and kisses just for me, because she heard me say mommy.

As time went by and I got bigger, so did my dreams, but I still love Tigger

I had a dream about this dog, and one time I dreamt I caught a frog.

I sometimes dream that I can fly, especially when I close my eyes.

When I peek, I’m on my swing, and there’s my mom, she's pushing me.

I just learned how to play baseball; my only dream was to grow tall.

I know I should have told the truth, but someone asked, are you, Babe Ruth?

As time passed by, I dreamt of girls. Look there she is, the one with curls.

I asked her if she'd walk with me, she said she would, like in my dream.

I saved my money in a jar; I dreamed one day I'd buy a car.

It would be red and go real fast. Guess what? I passed my driving test.

When I got home to my surprise, I saw a red jeep in the drive.

My mom stood there so proud of me, she said it's yours and here's the keys.

Been dreaming that I’d go to Yale, I got this letter in the mail.

It said I won this scholarship; my mom just started doing flips.

Now when I dream about my life, I just look up, and there’s my wife.

She’s trying to help our baby walk, she swears today he tried to talk.

By Ty Ruth
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Written on April 17, 2002

Submitted by Redtyger8 on March 23, 2023

Modified on May 01, 2023

1:33 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme A B C D X X C X E X A D X X X X X X B E
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 1,309
Words 308
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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