i'm a dreamer...

i’m a dreamer
my dreams are painted while i’m awake
and each of my dreams has its own fragrance…

one of my favorite is
the one that smells like mom’s sweet potatoes and brown sugar
it’s page 17 and is a keeper… a sweet sweet dream

another favorite is page 11
and it smells like consecrated bread
my priest used to drop on my tongue on sundays
all say it has no taste or odor
but it has a deep rich purple fragrance for me
like that of the concord grapes…
definitely a keeper

time to time i tear out pages from my dreams
and fold origami… or just crumble…

one rainy night last year…
i closed my eyes tightly and dreamed…
flew over the ocean to find him asleep
quietly, very quietly so i wouldn’t awake him
and gently, ever so gently left him kisses
on his eyes and one more on his lips
and a smile for him to wake up to…

here’s that dream… page 289
i tore that page out
because i don’t need it anymore

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this one is from the day when i found him driving in the rain
i erased the rain and painted a rainbow on his sky…
just for him
for him to trace it to the edge of the ocean
so he could feel my sentiments in gentle sea breeze

here’s that rainbow from page 447 through page 453
i tore these pages out too…

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and two days before christmas last year
i dreamed of the ocean and its angry waves
that swallowed the valley where he was born
and how it drowned his dreams along with him

that was page 1223 and i am tossing this one too

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and i’m still dreaming…

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    OMG

    Sheer Brilliance…..

    Affirmation for all us dreamers….

    Told in only the way you can my Darling…

    You have to know that everything you do touches everyone it reaches….

    Thank you Gods/Goddesses for the delightful Mimi….

  • mimi yoon replied

    your words humble me….
    you are so very beautiful, lisa…
    keep dreaming and make only the ones you want to touch come true and keep the rest as dreams… because i’ve realized some dreams should always be kept as dreams… and you will be able to keep ‘em forever…
    thank you always and truly dearest…
    xxxxx

  • mimi yoon replied

    and it’s time for me to go catch some dreams… 2:32 am… : )

  • JonoCarrick

    JonoCarrick

    what a beautiful dreamer you are, a dreamer who makes the world a beautiful place.

  • Troy Spencer

    Troy Spencer

    LisaG said it all.

  • erika15

    erika15

    WOW! Mimi, this is so incredible…this is such a vivid poem, both emotionally and visually. This made my mind and heart soar! So beautiful!! I can relate.
    I agree with Lisa:
    “You have to know that everything you do touches everyone it reaches….”
    This is definitely going in my favorites.

  • RubyMae

    RubyMae

    delightful read…
    favorite for me.

  • GreenWitch

    GreenWitch

    Another incredible writing! Keep dreaming!!!!! :) xo

  • Cassey

    Cassey

    You are one of the most incredible artists I’ve ever encountered. Your writing, your art, your creativity, all coming from one gorgeous woman with a soul like none other. I am so pleased to walk the same earth, dream on the same clouds, and fly the same skies as you.

  • Sorina Williams

    Sorina Williams

    :) made me smile! sweet dreams

  • DaRkSiLeNcE

    DaRkSiLeNcE

    very clever… like the balance between the words & the colourful tossed pages ;)

  • illestwill

    illestwill

    Beautiful.

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so much, illest will… : )

  • Ray Schloss

    Ray Schloss

    mimi, you are just operating on a higher plane of artistic talent than most of us can ever hope to even approach. everything you do… paint, write, draw, photo… is uncommon and profound. stunning… :0)

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so kindly ray~ hmmmm…. sometimes they come… sometimes they don’t… earlier, i was answering questions for an interview with an art magazine and one of the questions was… growing up, i…... so i answered, growing up, i watched tons and tons of tom and jerry… wished for the snow in los angeles… and doodled my entire world… ;P yes, i am quite off… : )

  • ShadowDancer

    ShadowDancer

    let’s rename this MimiBubble.
    we all love you! you are your own universe when it comes to talent.

  • mimi yoon replied

    hi pj… : )
    there you go again, being silly… i’ve been stressing with an interview an art magazine’s doing on me for last couple of days… i had to turn all my materials in by last friday… and i just finished gathering the materials together just about an hour ago~ ;P i hate deadlines…
    sorry i have not replied to your bbmail… i will but for now, i own an art school for kids to answer your question… i haven’t updated for over an year, but here are some of my students’ work… thank you, pj… so much… you are way too sweet… x

  • Holly Ringland

    Holly Ringland

    sensational… imaginative… creative, beautiful and ferocious mimi.
    if i had ten favourite buttons, i’d use them all on this. i hope this felt as wonderful to write and create and put together as it did to read. good lord woman, is there anything you can’t do? please tell me you suck at cooking… or you can’t stand on one leg or pat or head and tummy at the same time?? :) xxx it makes me smile more than i’m able to wrap my face around to be privy to your imagination.

  • mimi yoon replied

    i’m a great cook (even though i don’t cook)... my imagination can turn the earth into a meow’s yarn ball… i wrap gifts beautifully… i fold laundry perfectly too… but i cannot swim and i cannot write like you… thank you beautiful holly… xxx

  • bev langby

    bev langby

    Wow just beautiful, i so glad u are in my world Miss Mimi, u make it a happier place…......

  • mimi yoon replied

    what a sweet thing to say, bev…. thank you so so much… xx

  • silverstrummer -  David Everitt

    silverstrummer...

    mimi words fail me to express my thoughts on your beautiful writing so in depth with oneself, I sometimes dream and place a kiss on someone across the sea’s just to let them know they are in my thoughts very often and are loved with great friendship. The smell of mums sweet potatoes mmmmmm I can smell this already! You are one beautiful soul and like every one says your amazing talents are oustanding and we the audience are in awe of you! As Cassey say’s “You are one gorgeous woman” and with such a gift that you share! Love this!! – David :>))

  • mimi yoon replied

    your words are always so kind and heartfelt, david… i stressed today because i could not meet the deadline for an interview write up for an art magazine… now it’s almost 2am in california…. it feels so good… i am very happy… interview’s done, and everyone’s words are so caring and heartwarming… especially yours… thank you, david… :D

  • EnlightenedOne

    EnlightenedOne

    I’ll find you and when I do you will never discard me, nor I you.

    You amaze me to no end.

  • ArcadiaTempest

    ArcadiaTempest

    I dream within my daydreams…... It fuels my imagination with laughter but also sadness too…....This felt like it was a personal write to me…...I know it is for everyone though…...your verse was written was such eloquence and a knowing that I couldnt help lookn for my name in there as well….... dreams keep my hopes alive. XXX

  • mimi yoon replied

    i am so thrilled to read that this poem’s done that to you… you are a beautiful dreamer…. i identify with all you’ve said, arcadia…. dreamers dream alike, i suppose…. on the days i’m not able to dream, i find my day filled with the anxiety attacks you’ve written about… thank you so so much… xxx

  • Deborah  Allen

    Deborah Allen

    Clever

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you deborah~ : )

  • sterenborg

    sterenborg

    lovely poem

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so much, marja…. : )

  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    You are a charmer Mimi… and he is a lucky man!

  • mimi yoon replied

    make believe story, denis… thank you so much~ : )

  • grarbaleg

    grarbaleg

    Lovely much abundance to you and your dreams

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you very sincerely, grarbaleg… : )

  • mstrace

    mstrace

    this is one of the best things I’ve read and experienced on redbubble – bravo Mimi, I agree wholeheartedly with the gorgeous Hollyland on this one. An instant, obvious favorite for me.

  • mimi yoon replied

    wow~ ms trace…. i truly appreciate your kind words…. i am very moved by your compliments… thank you !!!!! :D

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    brilliant and beautiful !

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so dearly pj…. :D

  • sendhu

    sendhu

    Excellent Poem.
    I would love to read each and every page. Each and every dream.
    All my blank papers on notebook, seems to be my dream not painted.
    How could I justify.
    God! get me my talents, as good as Mimi.
    Let me paint and let me write,
    If not for the art,
    Let me paint to win her heart.

    Inspiring Poem.

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you so so much, sendu…. you are so very kind… may be you should write your prayers on those blank pages…. : )

  • pe-nutbutter

    pe-nutbutter

    Wow!
    Amazing!
    Just WOW!!

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you
    thank you
    thank you
    peanut butter~
    :D

  • JaredSouth

    JaredSouth

    i love this – groovy galore

  • mimi yoon replied

    thank you very much, jared… : )

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    Damn Mimi – you are on a roll!! This is so elegant and intricate and yet so simple at the same time. How can anyone make the torn pages of the human heart so eloquent, and so beautiful? You are a wonder.

  • mimi yoon replied

    and you are so genuinely kind and encouraging… i appreciate you so dearly and hope you know that… thank you thank you thank you, geoff !!!!! :D :D :D

  • DanaMS

    DanaMS

    You ARE a Dreamer :)

  • mimi yoon replied

    .
    yes i am, dana… we are all dreamers… and this is so appreciated… thank you so so much !!!!! xxx

  • Druidstorm

    Druidstorm

    Your words are candy, so sweet I need to consume more! BRAVO!!!...)o(

  • Barbara Glatzeder

    Barbara Glatzeder

    I can’t believe I’ve missed your writing up to now … amazing, those visual images linked inbetween the text … I think I’m going to have to read it bits by bits, it’s very emotional and needs to sink in, first :-)

  • Selkie

    Selkie

    Wow, MImi – origami dreams. This really resonates with me (and the way i keep my journal).
    Beautiful writing!!
    xoxo

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