Dream Flight
In my dreams
I fly
as easily and freely
as a seagull
or a hummingbird
or a wind-whispered word
In my dreams
I see the world
below
and know
I belong up here
with wings
unclipped by fear
In my dreams
I tightrope walk
along wispy contrails
feeling free
knowing the world below
is a giant marshmallow
that will catch me
if I fall
In my dreams
I sleep on clouds
unafraid of rolling out
because even if I do
I know …
In my dreams
when I’m falling
somewhere between cliffs
where eagles soar and glide
and the burrows below
where rabbits hop and hide
my wings
will sprout
and span
and grow
In my dreams
my dreams can’t die
In my dreams
I’ll always fly
I fly
as easily and freely
as a seagull
or a hummingbird
or a wind-whispered word
In my dreams
I see the world
below
and know
I belong up here
with wings
unclipped by fear
In my dreams
I tightrope walk
along wispy contrails
feeling free
knowing the world below
is a giant marshmallow
that will catch me
if I fall
In my dreams
I sleep on clouds
unafraid of rolling out
because even if I do
I know …
In my dreams
when I’m falling
somewhere between cliffs
where eagles soar and glide
and the burrows below
where rabbits hop and hide
my wings
will sprout
and span
and grow
In my dreams
my dreams can’t die
In my dreams
I’ll always fly
This poem is copyright (©) Mark Bird 2025
About the Writer
Mark Bird
Mark Bird is a children’s author and teacher. He was born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and now lives in London. His debut picture book, ‘Halloween Date From Hell’ came out in October 2022 followed by ‘The Klangaroo’ in 2024. Mark has poems published in several anthologies including Ana Sampson’s ‘Heroes and Villains’, Gaby Morgan’s ‘Cosy Poems’, Brian Moses’ ‘The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems’, Kathryn Beevors’ ‘Peak Poetry’, Jonathan Humble’s ‘Sky Surfing’ and in Gill Education’s ‘Over The Moon’ series.
He also has poems featured in two 2025 anthologies from Macmillan:
‘Space - Royal Observatory Greenwich Poetry Book’, and ‘You’re Never Too Much - poems for every emotion’. Many more of Mark’s poems can be found on his website: www.Dreambeastpoems.com.
