night-long dream
my plane’s fate unknown
surreally, I waited for news
wakening
to this new day
grateful
when awake
obvious it was a dream
in the night, so real
now I’ll remember
for future dreams
the dead don’t wait
only the survivors
long for the hope
of a miracle
Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published, two of her poems have won international contests and one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has 11 books of poetry.
