The Tookany Review   Vol. IV Winter 2008   
  
Poetry written by Cheltenham Township Adult School Workshop Participants     
   Cheltenham, PA  

In this issue

Linda Barrett

Claudia Beechman

Maxine Brockington

Mary Brucker

E. Twan Crawford

Ed D'Ancona

Ruth Deming

Jan Felgoise

Marion Fox

Nehru Nelson

Boris Putterman

Edited by Deborah Fries

cover image by
E. Twan Crawford

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Nehru Nelson

One poem

 

I Need Wings for My Dreams

 

I need wings for my dreams to make them fly

Far above the city landscape, into the night sky

And up into the dark clouds where I turn to look below

Then blast off to the heavens where the swirling galaxies glow

I dare to wear the forces of infinity on my back, so let me try

I need wings for my dreams to make them fly

 

I need wings for my dreams so they will glide

After being hurled to the stars on a rocket ship ride

Deep into the corners of the universe we can only see at night

To places unimaginable in ordinary flight

Where comets cannot run away nor distant planets hide

I need wings for my dreams so they can glide

 

I need wings for my dreams so they will sing

Like angels traveling from heaven on a prayer and a wing

It is the wings that make angel songs sound so sweet

As they flap out a divinely rhythmic beat

Upon which all of heaven and earth gently swing

I need wings for my dreams so they will sing

 

I need wings for my dreams to make them fly

So they will travel high above the cloudy sky

And zoom farther on to dimensions unknown

Then float back down to earth having flown

Through the universe in the blink of an eye

I need wings for my dreams to make them fly

 

 

 

Nehru Rodriquez Nelson is a lawyer, poet, lyricist, songwriter, jazz enthusiast, amateur jazz piano player and composer. He was born and raised in Philadelphia and currently resides in Cheltenham, PA with his wife and two children. He has been reading and writing poetry for over 30 years. He has recently assembled a limited collection of broadsides of his poetry that he intends to distribute soon via the World Wide Web and he is currently working on a collection of his poetry for publication called The Street is My Father.


  At this time, The Tookany Review is accepting only the work of writers who are enrolled or have been enrolled in  
  Cheltenham Adult School writing workshops. 
For more information about writing workshops offered by the Cheltenham Township Adult School, contact:
Cheltenham Township Adult School
1414 Panther Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
Phone: 215-887-1720