Edgar Allan Poe, reference the Raven. Awww one of my favorite poets as a teenager. Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore

Our past is how we have become our future. Regret none.

Take care Doc

I have to admit though... the fantasy got me through some lonely times :)

hi Doc.. I had a fantasy of a highschool guy for my whole life since highschool- I tried mightily to get him to date me then but we were just friends. Last year we finally dated & my fantasy came a reality! But then I realized that he was quite damaged after all these years-and was even back then, I just didnt have the wisdom to see it with my young inexperienced eyes.... Darn.

Okay Doc, I'm coming in on this group session a tad late which means I have the benefit of reading everyone else's opinion and hearing the truth from you. Gads how awful that must have been. To be forced to give up a fantasy of that many years would indeed be painful, somewhat like a psychological amputation of sorts. I know that I am going through the ups and downs of a quasi-fantastical-reality that bites. I'm sure that I need help here, just don't quite know how to ask for it at this point in my life. I am afraid this is some of the worst haiku I have had the torturous experience of reading, but you know what? It screams the truth and that is what makes it uncomfortable to look at.

Blessed be

Dreams and hopes
Are for children
Reality
Has room for neither.

So does anyone know why peoples blog updates are not showing up with any regularity? I was getting a little upset when no one responded to my posts about the tornado whizzing through my section of Minneapolis (actually there were four but only one came anywhere close to me day before yesterday). Then I realized none of my friends were seeung my blog updates (and I wasn't seeing THEIRS either, Anyone heard from Spaces about why this is?

And before you bother yes I checked the square to SHARE my blog updates. It has ALWAYS been checked.

Oh Tom ... where one dream withers and dies, another takes its place. Granted, it won't have the richness and history of the one it is replacing - but that too will come with time.

We never stop dreaming, wishing, hoping or believing ... regardless of how much we may claim we do. There is always something there that makes us believe that things change, get better, grow ... and they do - ALWAYS. Sometimes it may take some time, or be something totally unexpected - but the results are worth the wait.

Never give up hoping or dreaming ... one of the sayings I live by: "While there's life, there's hope" ... and it's what has kept me alive when the alternative could have been such an easy option ... and yes, I know how hard the journey can be.

How did we EVER have the courage to try to forge relationships?

I think it was the hormones that gave us the courage--no the NECESSITY to continue. We could not NOT continue, regardless of the outcome.

Thank God's that's over.

I have some Haiku cream left, if you need it. I'll even give it to you for free! How long have we been doing this joke? I think it's been over 3 years!!! What fun!

The trouble is the fantasy was just too good to give up, for all those years eh, Tom? A nice safe place to be. (been there done that!)
Reality's given you a bit of kick in the groinal region, or goolies as we English call them. But it may well have been preferable than the alternatives ........ your wish may have been granted and you know what they say about wishes, don't you.........
Love, Light and Peace Doc, ;-D
(that's a quote of Spike Milligan's (it reminds me of your signature) who also said ...... "see I told you I was ill", which has absolutely nothing to do with anything but just makes me chuckle!)

I think you should replace that fantasy, with a new one.

Bends over a little.

While it is true that Doc has been a tad grumpy lately, this haiku is only another in his continuing series of laments over the loss of a fantasy relationship with a high school love which only occurred during dreams. When, after four decades, the error of finally finding and calling her was made, only to be told that she did not wish to correspond, the fantasy evaporated and the reality of its never having been true in reality replaced it. To continue to believe that it was anything more than a fantasy or could be believed in the future would have been a little less than sane. Of course, I've never been accused of being entirely sane, but this situation was a bit much for even me to deny. The repetitive dreams have not recurred.

This could be construed in so many ways. To lose the ability to dream of things you want or want to do would mean that you would say no in the now and thus things would never change. I sincerely hope that doesn't apply to you my dear Doc! Sometimes we don't even know what we want till we dream it up! ((hugs)) to you and yes my dear one .. he DOES bite lol. So far the pen is working though!

Precisely.

Dragon

Perhaps the dream will sniggle back into view. They are sniggly little buggers, are they not?

No in the now says no in the head. A life without never, was, is, or will be, is death.

Are you typing from beyond the grave, my dearest doctor?

I have no idea why but I think that would make a awesome tshirt saying

I think I shall be sad.... if "never was, is or will be" ever!!! ..... uhmmm :P