By Rodika Tollefson
Member-at-large
Someday I will dance in the streets of Paris.
I will gaze into Mona Lisa’s eyes
I’ll sip French wine on a terrace
And drink in the gorgeous blue skies
Someday I will create my masterpiece.
It will be the work of a genius, a modern-day Matisse
I will move to a fancy new chateau
And walk in the footsteps of van Gogh
Someday I will be a legend.
I will be a game-changer
The world will know my name…
Or maybe I’ll just buy an island — and enjoy quiet life just the same
Someday I will retire to Fiji and write a memoir.
I’ll drink strawberry margaritas on the beach
I will learn to play the acoustic guitar
And finally give that keynote speech
Someday I will get my PhD. Write a novel. Learn to waterski.
Tour Europe. Make a movie. Get a tattoo. Write a bestseller.
Drive on Route 66. Learn Italian. Go blonde. Skydive.
Someday. But not today.
Today I will dash from one meeting, commitment and emergency to the next
One deadline away from a mental earthquake
I will tell the soul to be quiet, stay in hiding. Stop dreaming. Duty calls
Except I have so many somedays
Perhaps more somedays than actual days
I watch the somedays slip through my fingers into the oblivion of time
Like grains of sand through the hourglass
But what if someday is today?
What if I am a brilliant artist who can paint a new reality, a new me?
What if I don’t need Paris, Fiji, or a dreamy island?
What if all I need are new brushes to set the somedays free?
I LOVE this poem so much! What a great piece!
Rodika, I don’t know how to say it, because you have said it all in your truly amazing poem. I love it.
Thank you for your kind words, Luanna!
I like the “reality check” of this poem. We all have dreams, but sometimes we forget how important and meaningful each day can be. Indeed, what if someday is today? We need to celebrate our daily successes and creativity!
Nancy, I’m glad this resonated. And you’re right on, we also need to celebrate the small wins, not just the big dreams!
Love, love, love.
Thank you for taking the time to comment, it means a lot!
Delightful! Excellent details, and then a shifting to a satisfying realization.
Grateful for these words, thank you!
Bravo!
I appreciate you!
such great imagery! thought-provoking and a “killer” of a last line.
This made my day, Jerry, thank you!
I love this poem! It sums up beautifully the dreams of youth and the realization of maturity that we are capable of the fulfillment of our dreams. Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you, Barbara. I didn’t think of this as a youth/maturity story but you’re so right! It seems many of us have to get to that maturity stage to finally decide to go for it.
Yes!!!!!!!
Thank you, Willis, your comment put a smile on my face!
Love this poem & its sentiment! Bravo!
Thank you for reading, Bridget!