Copyright (C) Peter E. Williams 1999 Dreaming Of Dreaming dragon2 Peter E. Williams Meet Electrified Publication #1 _________________________________________________________________ Dreaming Of Dreaming Poetry by Peter E. Williams Edited by tiM McCann Meet Electrified Press _________________________________________________________________ I wish to thank tiM, editor, but firstly and foremostly friend, for his honest criticism and undying enthusiasm that he has shown towards my poetry. Without his work, this book would not have happened. Dreaming of Dreaming Poetry by Peter E. Williams ISBN 0-646-38552-6 Copyright © Peter E. Williams 1999 First Published 1999 by Meet Electrified Press 24/255 Northbourne Avenue, Lyneham ACT 2602 Cover illustration - monochrome reproduction of a water colour by Peter E. Williams, circa 1980. _________________________________________________________________ Table Of Contents Nuts Shame Mind Stew Dreaming of dreaming with my cat. Piffle the Cat My Mum White Space Life's A Beach Merchant Banker Mega, Giga, Tera A million to hate To have lived our fantasies And the Expletives Remained Spinning Out Walls & Sledge Hammers Knots "He's fallen in the water!" Voices again. Been there, done that... An Abecedarian Story Hollywood Romantiks Are we there yet ? It didn't really happen Lovely Passenger Lust Looking Good Circular Poem From Attitude to Gratitude Perhaps Remembered Turf One Tuesday in February One Wednesday in March My Brother. Oh brother... Religion, sex, etc. Pokies Therefore Bill of Rights Cut-up (last 3) Forked! Just `orrible What is love ? #1 What is love ? #2 About the Poet _________________________________________________________________ Nuts Crazy as a cashew. Unbelievably lucky, I keep my job, live alone, lead a lucky life. Always the same old job, 17 years of it. Go nowhere. Be nobody. Do nothing. Sheer luxury. Shame They got to me.