Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY LITTLE DREAMS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON


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First Line: I'm folding up my little dreams
Last Line: Tonight, within my heart.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Dreams; Nightmares


I'm folding up my little dreams
Within my heart tonight,
And praying I may soon forget
The torture of their sight.

For time's deft fingers scroll my brow
With fell relentless art --
I'm folding up my little dreams
Tonight, within my heart.





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