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Even at my age, I can still: Even at my age, I can still remember a couple of my teen dreams (and I don't just mean the people I had crushes on, lol).  And the most famous teen dream in literature happened in Geneva, Switzerland, when a nineteen year old English girl, homeschooled and very shy, awoke suddenly from a hideous nightmare, her heart pounding.  By concidence, the friends with whom she was vacationing, had. several days earlier, proposed an informal contest of writing a ghost story (the month of June had turned out to be very damp and rainy, so they had amused themselves by reading aloud from a book of German horror stories; and when they got to the end of the book, the game was proposed by their host).  The English girl began trying to describe her nightmare on paper, thinking it would amount to a short story at best.  Over approximately a year and a half, it became a novel.  Her name was Mary Shelley, and her novel---the first of about five or so---was entitled, Frankenstein, and has never been out of print.  The anniversary of the nightmare was just last week, June 16th.

I'm so overwhelmed by your: I'm so overwhelmed by your deep comprehension of my vision and your priceless support. You make a difference through your own work and through your scholarly appreciation of others'. Celestial bodies of blessings revolve around your central star as well.

I found an old notebook where: I found an old notebook where I was writing down my dreams.  I fashioned this poem from a late teen dream.

I am very glad to see a: I am very glad to see a sample of Afzal Shauq's style---from two aspects, his verbalization and the structure of his comment's content:  most enlightening indeed.  Thanks for preserving it on this poem.

Thank you so much for that: Thank you so much for that glowing comment, with which my morning is beginning.  I am very grateful for your words.

;-): Thank you j-ninety four! Such a great compliment! I was envisioning Poe on that one. 

Atmospheric and engaging. I: Atmospheric and engaging. I was intrigued by the transition from mental turbulence to a serene and idyllic nocturnal landscape after the words "Inward, past all that". The suggestion is one of inner strength and the triumph of focus. Enjoyed this entrancing and beautiful journey.