​POETRY  -  
          With the Theme of Dreams
"Suddenly there you were in my life."
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Our Dream-Like Six Years
by Vivian Imperiale

​It seemed like a dream--
too good to be real.
Suddenly there you were in my life,
changing everything.
Giving ordinary days a dream-like quality.
Day after day such joy:
joy in the anticipation of seeing you,
joy in the hours together,
joy in the memories of those precious times.
 
And then you were gone, lost to AIDS.
 
I framed the only photo of us.
I treasure looking at us gently holding one another
because without that picture
I would have thought those glorious days together
had been but a dream.

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​​Since age six, Vivian Imperiale has been writing poetry to identify and process her emotions about the world around her. She soon learned that her poems could be meaningful to others. A friend touched her with these words, "You gave me words for an emotion I didn't even know I needed to express."
Other works in this issue:
Poetry:
​Dreams Are a Fantasy


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Vistas & Byways Review is the semiannual journal of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by members of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University​.​
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